Simple country barn
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Hey guys,
I have been pondering putting together a SCF tutorial pertaining to the soon to be released Thea4SU plugin and how it will benefit SU users that render.
I need to know if a series of video tutorial with setup models or a pdf based tutorial is preferred. I'd like to restrict the tutorial to just cover the integrated plugin and not go into the full Thea software as I believe I could teach you enough to get anything done without having to use the full Thea studio.
Here is a very simple example of what can be achieved fast, this model was compiled in under one hour as I had to create a barn, import the tractor from 3DW, quick artisan based terrain, set up materials and populate vegetation.
There was absolutely no post editing done, this is the raw Thea render from Thea4SU, I used a crf filter within the options for camera lighting effects.
Now here is the exact view as seen in Sketchup:
As you can see there is a lot going on in scene that for those who have never used proxy's might look very strange, not to worry I can explain that very quick and easily. You will also see that the scene has both sun shadows as well as HDRI lighting together, another cool feature of this plugin.
Below is another view, this time you see the complete layout, notice I am using the advanced camera tools within SU8 pro to define my view-port, this is a nifty little trick so that I do not waste time or poly's when setting up a scene, I model only what I require.
I used the Make fir ruby to populate the wild grass, I could have used component spray also.Notice is you can (may need to click to enlarge) the amount of poly's in this scene, it's light and considering it's over 6000 components SU is as smooth as butter, thanks to the use of proxy's.
So let me know if indeed a Thea4SU tutorial would be needed, I will also be covering interiors, product studio rendering as well as how to create custom proxy's.
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I don't see the images Solo i'm intrigued to see them ! BTW did you see my Barn render here ?
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I suppose a pdf would be easier for you and come sooner(?) I think some video is, of course VERY helpful--but written material is good for later reference. IDK if the sample files are needed since the SW is not yet available.
Peter
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I second pdfs over video.
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Can y'all see images now?
Interesting, I'd have thought video tutorials were more popular.
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No images here.
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@solo said:
I need to know if a series of video tutorial with setup models or a pdf based tutorial is preferred.
A pdf would do just fine, as far as I'm concerned.
@solo said:
So let me know if indeed a Thea4SU tutorial would be needed, I will also be covering interiors, product studio rendering as well as how to create custom proxy's.
Bring it on!
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Video may be useful for quickly explaining some operations. Probably videos are more essential for modelling tool manipulations than workflow. Pdfs are quicker to go through for reviewing the steps and settings. Images are needed in any case to show "this is what you should see if you're doing it right."
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I prefer video tutorials over pdf. The explanation is quicker and seeing it actually done explains things that are difficult to put into words some times. Also when I create tutorials myself it takes 10x longer to spell out the steps than it does for a video.
I have been so far removed from Thea or any rendering program for so long I am looking forward to what you are going to present.
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I created a VPN and looks like I can attach images now, please confirm.
I also think video would be easier and if they are done in shorter one topic format they can be referenced and watched as needed, like the way Lynda.com does it. However if folks prefer pdf's what can I say, I aim to please.
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@solo said:
However if folks prefer pdf's what can I say, I aim to please.
Just go with what works best for you -if it's good, and I'm reasonably confident it will be, people will buy it, whether it's a pdf or a video. I for one look forward to it.
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Excellent render and great "quick tips."
Get with TW ASAP as they should not be blocking sites.
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Hey, I like videos too. You can sit back, crack one open, and just watch for a while.
I know I spend a lot of time editing a little video, but if you got it down, I can see how it can be faster than editing text and pictures. You can do weekly episodes. Go for it!
And thanks in advance!
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@solo said:
As you can see there is a lot going on in scene that for those who have never used proxy's might look very strange, not to worry I can explain that very quick and easily.
Hi Solo,
This is looking great, if you get a spare moment, could you explain the use of proxies? Think it would be very useful.
Cheers.
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@leedeetee said:
@solo said:
As you can see there is a lot going on in scene that for those who have never used proxy's might look very strange, not to worry I can explain that very quick and easily.
Hi Solo,
This is looking great, if you get a spare moment, could you explain the use of proxies? Think it would be very useful.
Cheers.
Lee,
The best and possibly easiest way to explain without video or images is a Proxy is a component that you can use in Sketchup without using in Sketchup, in other words it is real geometry that will only be recognized and seen in a render and does not effect Sketchup (depending on the geometry you use to represent it) Like my images on first page, an entire tree that is way too heavy (polygon speaking) to even be opened alone in SU can be populated to your hearts content as each tree weighs the equivalent of 12 lines and not hundreds or thousand polygons, so take the scene I posted, in total it's over 2 billion polygons, something SU could never ever even dream of opening, But SU is not handling the geometry as Thea is.
So you may be limited by SU, Thea now gives you a way to overcome SU's limitations as far as polygons go.So in a nutshell a proxy represents full geometry without having to use it in the SU model.
I think doing a video tutorial will be better as typing this and reading it confused me, I make more sense just saying and showing, once you get past my accent.
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This blows my mind how you were able to set this up...Beautiful Indeed!
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Thanks Solo, it's a great explanation.
Can the proxies be used in SU in general, or, is it a Thea specific tool?
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PDF over video every time, much less obfuscation in a pdf.
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