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    david57
    last edited by 16 Mar 2015, 02:28

    Tree and bushes made with ngPlant.
    I was curious to know if i could import an ngPlant bush into Sketch-up
    and did it but Sketch-up file is to big. Its a 20MB file and not a good
    idea. Managed to export the Sophie and the bush.
    The tree looks like it got a flat top hair cut.
    Well, nobody is perfect, ha ha.


    Sophie.jpg


    Blend.jpg


    3D Bush.jpg

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      juju
      last edited by 16 Mar 2015, 08:10

      try to use proxy components, it should help (depending on your workflow)

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        david57
        last edited by 19 Mar 2015, 04:47

        Ok juju,
        Thanks.

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          david57
          last edited by 19 Mar 2015, 05:58

          Trying to fix the big tree. Maybe just get rid of it.


          Sophie.jpg


          ngPlant.jpg

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            pbacot
            last edited by 19 Mar 2015, 06:18

            Nice tree. Leaves are large but the shape is like the oaks around here and often hard to find something like that when you need a big oak tree.

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              olishea
              last edited by 19 Mar 2015, 10:55

              If you want to export to SU, use the collada exporter ๐Ÿ˜‰ I love NG Plant. There are some good video tutorials by Jim Allen on the NG website too.

              There are ways of reducing the file size without necessarily impacting the way the tree looks. Reduce the branch resolution for example. 8 sides for the main trunk, then 4 sides for intermediate branches and then 3 sides for twigs. It's barely noticeable.

              oli

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                david57
                last edited by 23 Mar 2015, 06:35

                olishea,
                Thanks for website and advice.
                I found a beautiful tree at the ngPlant wiki.
                The file is called JA_Sorbus_intermedia_Whitebeam.nga.
                Needs to be converted to a ngp file.

                Here's the what it looks like.


                Sorbus Intermedia.jpg

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                  david57
                  last edited by 26 Mar 2015, 17:36

                  Working with some background trees.


                  Particle System.jpg


                  Amazon.jpg

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                    david57
                    last edited by 8 Apr 2015, 07:03

                    I found a nice Architectural Scene on the net.
                    Im trying to imitate one of the trees.
                    I dont know if i will do the whole scene.
                    Looks hard.
                    It can be found here:

                    Link Preview Image
                    mount bonnell modern architecture

                    Modern 5-story home nestled into the mount bonnell hills Project designed by Dick Clark Architecture of Austin, Texas

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                    Flickr (www.flickr.com)


                    Trees.jpg

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                      david57
                      last edited by 12 Apr 2015, 09:23

                      A quick test render.
                      Concrete portion was made and textured with sketch-up.
                      Trees from ngPlant.
                      The trench was sculpted with blender.
                      Need to place weeds inside the trench.


                      Dirt Trench.jpg

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                      • Rich O BrienR Online
                        Rich O Brien Moderator
                        last edited by 12 Apr 2015, 10:40

                        Not sure if it is your colour profile or mine but there's a distinctive purple hue to your image.

                        The concrete and bark looks particularly purple in appearance.

                        Nice results nonetheless. Well done.

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                          hellnbak
                          last edited by 12 Apr 2015, 13:15

                          Yeah, looks purple to me too. Maybe lavender

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                            david57
                            last edited by 22 Apr 2015, 05:52

                            Yes, it looks violet. Its the hdr that is making the materials look strange.
                            Looking for the best hdr and every time i have to adjust my materials for it.

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                              david57
                              last edited by 22 Apr 2015, 05:57

                              Here is another render. Leaf material on the trees need to be adjusted again.


                              Exterior.jpg

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                                david57
                                last edited by 24 Apr 2015, 08:11

                                Had to fix the right hand-side tree.


                                Exterior Update.jpg

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