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    ely862me
    last edited by 9 Apr 2015, 21:17

    127 mb πŸ˜„


    bmp.jpg


    bmp wireframe.jpg

    Elisei (sketchupper)


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      Lersince1991
      last edited by 9 Apr 2015, 21:22

      @ely862me said:

      127 mb πŸ˜„

      Wow how on earth did your machine do that?!

      Does it zip for dropbox etc...?

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        Lersince1991
        last edited by 9 Apr 2015, 21:24

        or maybe run CleanUp first?

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          ely862me
          last edited by 9 Apr 2015, 21:39

          Actually it did it quite fast and it is not that much of a deal. Just an i7 3770, others than processor speed is not important with sketchup. The eaten memory is just 3.5 gb.
          I am trying to clean it up by bits to not draw it into the not responding mode.

          Question: Why don't use the cam program that creates the code for the cnc? Usually these programs have the ability to create mesh from bitmaps.

          Elisei (sketchupper)


          Before no life was done on Earth it was THE LIFE ITSELF...GOD
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            Lersince1991
            last edited by 9 Apr 2015, 21:51

            @ely862me said:

            Actually it did it quite fast and it is not that much of a deal. Just an i7 3770, others than processor speed is not important with sketchup. The eaten memory is just 3.5 gb.
            I am trying to clean it up by bits to not draw it into the not responding mode.

            Question: Why don't use the cam program that creates the code for the cnc? Usually these programs have the ability to create mesh from bitmaps.

            Excellent,

            Really? I spoke to them any they said they couldn't so been trying all day to do it this way instead. πŸ˜•

            edit: Plus I need this anyway for the master model for render to be fair.

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              ely862me
              last edited by 9 Apr 2015, 22:57

              https://www.dropbox.com/s/yuqj2r3jer4mej8/bmp%20a.rar?dl=0 still over 70mb

              Elisei (sketchupper)


              Before no life was done on Earth it was THE LIFE ITSELF...GOD
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                solo
                last edited by 9 Apr 2015, 23:22

                18mb

                Terrain.png

                Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life

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                If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                  ely862me
                  last edited by 10 Apr 2015, 06:44

                  That looks better because the heights are not as divided as mine.
                  Anyway, I believe that the image itself is a bit over exaggerated in details for the job requested. Perhaps some smooth transitions, like a wavy terrain would be more like it.


                  new map.rar


                  new map.jpg

                  Elisei (sketchupper)


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                    Lersince1991
                    last edited by 10 Apr 2015, 09:04

                    Many thanks for the help everyone, its looking fantastic, I think ely862me's version has worked the best as it is the healthiest and has the most detail.

                    I'll be sure to post final photographs up when I can!

                    ely862me: It would be good if you could explain your workflow? Just that there seems to be a noise where I would expect flat surfaces, I actually quite like it but just wondered if you did it in a more powerful program like the suggested blender? or wether it is in fact from sketchup?

                    Many thanks again, excellent help from the guru's!

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                      ely862me
                      last edited by 10 Apr 2015, 09:17

                      You're welcome!
                      Which one are you referring to? The first or this last one ?
                      The first one is achieved with Bitmap to mesh plugin and cleaned up. Perhaps the height which I chose made it that way.

                      Elisei (sketchupper)


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                      • Rich O BrienR Offline
                        Rich O Brien Moderator
                        last edited by 10 Apr 2015, 09:49

                        attached is a zipped .blend file. you can see in the animated .gif below the setting to change to affect the height...

                        landscape.gif

                        ...when happy click the apply button on all 3 modifiers to make the actual mesh and export to .dae

                        landscape.zip

                        this will tax your system less than SketchUp will and give you more control.

                        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                          pilou
                          last edited by 10 Apr 2015, 09:52

                          Appetizing birthday cake! πŸ˜„

                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                            last edited by 10 Apr 2015, 12:00

                            [edg3d:3t8cla6v]SoFlZ8yn4gXn6nB[/edg3d:3t8cla6v]

                            polycrunching the mesh can get it as low as <3mb...

                            landscape.zip

                            ...an interesting challenge for sure. thanks for sharing it!

                            looking forward to final output.

                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                              hellnbak
                              last edited by 12 Apr 2015, 23:29

                              My computer could handle it, but I couldn't. Most of what you guys are talking about is WAY over my head πŸ˜’

                              "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                                Lersince1991
                                last edited by 30 Apr 2015, 17:14

                                Completed! πŸ‘

                                Took 60 hours on the CNC milling bed using a 6mm drill bit, I wanted smaller but it was unrealistic.
                                from 36mm Birch plywood (2x 18mm 4' x 4').

                                Next stages for it are to fill in areas of water with resin, not decided on the colour or to leave it clear yet though!
                                And 3D printed buildings will be set on top of that.

                                I will also use the digital model for some renders.

                                IMG_3602.jpg
                                IMG_3603.jpg
                                IMG_3604.jpg

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                                  ely862me
                                  last edited by 30 Apr 2015, 18:53

                                  Nice ! πŸ‘
                                  60 hours , woah, is it worthy ? Power consumption wise ?
                                  I hope to finish my CNC setup soon and I will be looking forward for some tips and tricks about sketchup and cnc.

                                  Elisei (sketchupper)


                                  Before no life was done on Earth it was THE LIFE ITSELF...GOD
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                                    Lersince1991
                                    last edited by 2 Jun 2015, 18:39

                                    Hi, Just a follow up.

                                    I've attached a photo of the final model including 3d printed parts and 5kg of tinted black resin for the water and a welded steel stand consisting of 18 unsupported legs.

                                    If your interested you can see the rest of the project which is now on my website, all modelled in sketchup and rendered manually in photoshop. - I still have a lot of images to add but you can scroll down to view whats there at the minute.

                                    http://www.lukeriggall.co.uk/architecture/the-arc-centre

                                    The final master model stats were around 25 million edges, 10 million faces within 400k components, performance was manageable (on 2015) by using layers.

                                    28f.jpg

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                                      Krisidious
                                      last edited by 3 Jun 2015, 05:38

                                      Nice work guys... Nice method Rich. An interesting project. I saw one online that used plywood sheets and created a large and rolling topographical map and was then filled with glass and in the end it made a beautiful body of water cut from earth.

                                      Only a few thousand...

                                      :DUFFY

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                                      :DUFFY (duffylondon.com)

                                      http://duffylondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Abyss-Table_03b_web-800x800.jpg

                                      And here's another I liked. More simple and natural... As well as feasible.

                                      http://netdna.coolthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/greg-klassen-river-collection-tables-1.jpg

                                      By: Kristoff Rand
                                      Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                                      • hellnbakH Offline
                                        hellnbak
                                        last edited by 3 Jun 2015, 08:37

                                        @krisidious said:

                                        Nice work guys... Nice method Rich. An interesting project. I saw one online that used plywood sheets and created a large and rolling topographical map and was then filled with glass and in the end it made a beautiful body of water cut from earth.

                                        Only a few thousand...

                                        :DUFFY

                                        favicon

                                        :DUFFY (duffylondon.com)

                                        http://duffylondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Abyss-Table_03b_web-800x800.jpg

                                        Wow, I really like the looks of that Abyss table, absolutely mesmerizing. Don't know why they are limiting it to just 25 copies after working on the design for a year. Unless they are being realistic about how many they will sell at that price! And you would think they would be a tad more specific about the type of wood used, instead of just saying "high-quality wood". And they give the dimensions, but not the weight. All that wood and glass gotta weigh quite a bit (unless their idea of high-quality wood is balsa πŸ˜† )
                                        I would definitely cover it with bulletproof glass or something unbreakable, can't imagine what it would cost to replace one of those custom glass layers.
                                        Abyss table.png
                                        Definitely gonna get one or two of them, just as soon as I buy a lottery ticket (and win)

                                        "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                                        • KrisidiousK Offline
                                          Krisidious
                                          last edited by 3 Jun 2015, 09:08

                                          I did a design for one after seeing it and estimated it to be about 6k in cost of materials I think. I'd have to go find it to be sure. And I considered the same thing. VERY heavy. I bid mine using 4x8 sheets though. And if someone was smart enough to design wisely and to use a CNC to optimize the cutting, you might be able to trim some cost in reusing scraps.

                                          By: Kristoff Rand
                                          Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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