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    ntxdave
    last edited by 6 Mar 2016, 16:41

    I took an existing model (not a good one) that I had had problems with before and tried some of the things Box had pointed out. Well, I got the glass showing up the way I wanted it but the background is a mess. Here is the render I created and a screen shot of all of the Twilight settings.
    SillySample-9.jpg
    Notice how the background is a mess. I also tried a single background color and it did not come out correctly either. In particular, notice the grainy top portion of the background.
    I have not even tried putting anything other that the silly objects inside the glass.

    Here are the Twilight settings (notice there are no lights in the model).
    Twilight Hobby Settings

    Welcome all suggestions on how to get the background to come out right/better. I am satisfied that I now understand how to control the glass itself. Thanks Box you gave me the tips.......... πŸ‘

    I have attached the skp file as well.........


    SillySample.skp

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      hvanessen
      last edited by 6 Mar 2016, 18:32

      SillySample.jpg

      a quick test with a different background

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        hvanessen
        last edited by 6 Mar 2016, 18:42

        and the one on a wooden floor
        wood floor

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          ntxdave
          last edited by 6 Mar 2016, 18:49

          @hvanessen said:

          and the one on a wooden floor

          I tried a of floor too but did not get it to work right either. Would you mind sharing you background info and the various settings?

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            ntxdave
            last edited by 7 Mar 2016, 18:10

            Well - I finally made some progress.

            Here is latest effort:
            Silly Glass Sample

            Now off to go back to the original challenge and draw the glass (and maybe a bottle) with liquid content.

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              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by 7 Mar 2016, 20:51

              at bigmanwashes they certainly have some big ass glasses!

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

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                ntxdave
                last edited by 7 Mar 2016, 21:19

                @rich o brien said:

                at bigmanwashes they certainly have some big ass glasses!

                Not big glasses, just small blowers ❗

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                  JGA
                  last edited by 8 Mar 2016, 16:36

                  Is your background just an HDR image, rather than a physical plane?

                  Regards,
                  JGA

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                    ntxdave
                    last edited by 8 Mar 2016, 17:56

                    @jga said:

                    Is your background just an HDR image, rather than a physical plane?

                    In this particular case, yes.

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                      ntxdave
                      last edited by 9 Mar 2016, 00:21

                      My latest endeavor.......
                      WineGlass.jpg
                      Still not exactly what I want but getting closer.

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                        pilou
                        last edited by 9 Mar 2016, 00:28

                        It's a funny result! β˜€

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

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                          ntxdave
                          last edited by 9 Mar 2016, 01:26

                          @pilou said:

                          It's a funny result! β˜€

                          Yep, it sure is. 😲

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                            tuna1957
                            last edited by 14 Mar 2016, 04:19

                            Dave C. , Stumbled across your post today. Twilight user also and you peaked my curiosity. Never have done the
                            glass of wine business so figured why not. Built and textured my glass like Massimo shows ( thanks
                            for posting that Pilou ! ) .Below I've listed how I set things up.

                            Materials , Wine Glass - Snow , TW - glass / common
                            Top of wine - Indian Red 12% opacity , TW - glass / water
                            Side of wine - Fire Brick 12% opacity , TW - glass / water
                            Backdrop - Cool Grey #4 , TW - paint / eggshell

                            TW render preset - 08 Exterior Daytime Progressive

                            TW Sun Settings - Physical Sky , Brightness - .800 , Haze - 20% , Sun Strength - 3.0
                            Gave the sun a very light yellow color. all other settings left at default levels.

                            Let the render run for 100 passes. It took about 19 minutes. Probably as good as it will get with this setup. Need to
                            try some shots in an interior studio setup. Better chance of playing with lighting and use some other objects for
                            reflections and such. Good luck and just keep working with TW you'll get better with practice. Thanks for the kick to
                            do something a little different with SU & TW than I usually do. It was a nice change of pace.


                            wineglass render.jpg

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                              hvanessen
                              last edited by 14 Mar 2016, 04:49

                              Very good, andere cheers πŸ’š

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                                ntxdave
                                last edited by 14 Mar 2016, 15:46

                                Well, here is my latest try............
                                WineGlass-2.jpg
                                The wine does not really show up in the render but otherwise, it is acceptable.

                                I have done a bunch of tries and just do not seem to get it right. I have also attached the SU file if anyone wants to take a look at tell me how to adjust it more properly.


                                WineGlass-2.skp

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                                  solo
                                  last edited by 14 Mar 2016, 15:53

                                  Dave, scale is important when trying to get accurate materials, the above is way too big, try reducing it to accurate size before rendering.

                                  http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                                    ntxdave
                                    last edited by 16 Mar 2016, 00:43

                                    @solo said:

                                    Dave, scale is important when trying to get accurate materials, the above is way too big, try reducing it to accurate size before rendering.

                                    I scaled the glass down to the correct size and rerendered using most of tuna1957's settings (not all).
                                    WineGlass-2a.jpg
                                    Still does not match what it seems like everyone else is able to do. Either I am expecting too much or I just do not get it. I am failing miserable at this challenge.

                                    I am open to suggestions or if someone who has done this successfully would like to share your SU file (with Twilight settings) for me to study, I would really appreciate it. 😑

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                                      tuna1957
                                      last edited by 18 Mar 2016, 05:27

                                      Dave, Take a deep breath and step away from the keyboard πŸ’š On a serious note try not to get to frustrated.
                                      I'm no expert at this either. I remember having days I wanted to jab pencils in my head sitting at my keyboard trying
                                      figure this stuff out. I've been messing about and tweaking settings and such. Posting another pic of a "rocks glass". Was going to tweak on your model but I'm still working in SU2015. If you'd like I'll post my rocks glass model so you can get in and check out how the materials and sun is set up.


                                      rocks glass_Scene 2.jpg

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                                        olishea
                                        last edited by 18 Mar 2016, 10:18

                                        is your index of refraction too high Dave? It looks like extremely thick glass (even though we know it is not)

                                        keep going!! You'll nail it soon.

                                        oli

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                                          ntxdave
                                          last edited by 18 Mar 2016, 16:08

                                          @tuna1957 - Thanks for your reply. Yes, I would like for you to share your model. I think I am missing something very basic but I do not know what it is.

                                          @olishea - Yes, the IOR setting for the glass was too high. I set it lower but I am still doing something very basic wrong.

                                          I have another question for anyone looking at this that uses Twilight. When I use the template to set the texture of the liquid in the glass, SketchUp reverses the faces of the liquid group. Is that supposed to happen?

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