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    pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Mike Amos
    last edited by 30 Oct 2024, 10:23

    @Mike-Amos Nice result! Those lanterns could use some sphere lights for extra effect.

    I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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      Mike Amos @pixelcruncher
      last edited by 30 Oct 2024, 12:35

      @pixelcruncher

      Ta, agreed. As could the interior lights. Another D'uh moment in life's drawer full. I just forgot while setting up the scene which means I should think a bit more or render earlier in the evening.....

      Oh well, next time I hope I will remember.....

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        Mike Amos @Mike Amos
        last edited by Mike Amos 30 Oct 2024, 15:00

        Trying the fake emitter thing on the exterior lights but not much of a result. I placed sphere lights in the same location as the wall lights but limited success so far.

        This is how it looks after 70 passes, it will take a couple of hours for the full render. Exposure reduced from 2.00 to 1.00.

        11 1891 x 1019 70s 329m GPU Exposure 1.00.png

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          Mike Amos @Mike Amos
          last edited by 30 Oct 2024, 19:49

          @Mike-Amos

          My idea of a night/evening render. Courtesy of Affinity photo.

          12 1891 x 1019 70s 2h 40m GPU Exposure 1.00Affinity Dark.jpg

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            pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Mike Amos
            last edited by 31 Oct 2024, 09:40

            @Mike-Amos

            You would want to place the sphere lights (point lights) in the middle of the lanterns. If you place them inside the bulb, then add some transparency to the light bulb.

            I attached an example (mike_lantern_example.skp) of how to configure sphere lights. In the scene below, I have three lights with the following configuration:

            • Light temperature 3000K to get a warm color.
            • 50W power for each light.
            • Radius of 0.10m to make the shadows softer.

            I dimmed the environment to low strength to make the lights stand out.

            Light configuration in SketchUp:
            e5647a0e-2045-43af-ba3f-f88873e5f923-image.png

            Light settings in Rayscaper:
            34894ca9-424d-41f0-bc25-f9bff7fbd67f-image.png

            Result:
            2c5824c0-0133-4e55-9e98-20a7bfc306e6-image.png

            That should help you tune the lights in your scene.

            Regards,
            Thomas

            I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

            M 1 Reply Last reply 31 Oct 2024, 13:44 Reply Quote 0
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              Mike Amos @pixelcruncher
              last edited by 31 Oct 2024, 13:44

              @pixelcruncher

              Thanks for that, how did you rename the lights tho'?

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                Mike Amos @Mike Amos
                last edited by 31 Oct 2024, 14:23

                Not a full 500 samples but getting there. I desaturated in Affinity photo.

                14 1891 x 1019 262s 1h 44m GPU Exposure 0.10 A.jpg

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                  pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Mike Amos
                  last edited by 31 Oct 2024, 18:00

                  @Mike-Amos

                  It's getting there. I would pick a warmer light color and make that interior light less strong.

                  Thanks for that, how did you rename the lights tho'?

                  Rayscaper takes the name of the light components. You can rename them in the outliner:
                  b23ed2b6-2c6a-4431-8eb7-3f4a94b2d92c-image.png

                  The same for materials, Rayscaper takes the names of the SketchUp materials.

                  Cheers,
                  Thomas

                  I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                    Mike Amos @pixelcruncher
                    last edited by 31 Oct 2024, 20:29

                    @pixelcruncher

                    Gotcha, for some reason 'outliner' was missing from my default tray.

                    I completely missed the absence. Pun intended.

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                      Mike Amos @Mike Amos
                      last edited by 4 Dec 2024, 18:28

                      OK, moving on, in a continuous movement.

                      Getting smaller which seems to be a trend, however this theme still has all the basics such as a full bathroom and a study area.

                      1 1000s 2175 x 1139 CPU.png

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                        Mike Amos @Mike Amos
                        last edited by 4 Dec 2024, 23:40

                        Repeated via a GPU render, much faster and a lighter render from otherwise the same settings.

                        3 1000s 2175 x 1139 6m 39s GPU.png

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                          ntxdave @Mike Amos
                          last edited by 5 Dec 2024, 01:06

                          @Mike-Amos like the last one better. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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                            Mike Amos @ntxdave
                            last edited by Mike Amos 12 May 2024, 23:15 5 Dec 2024, 23:06

                            @ntxdave

                            Ta mate, agreed. GPU works best. This is the ground floor level which is smaller in footprint. Also GPU.

                            4 1000s 2175 x 1139 6m 33s GPU Irfanview.jpg

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                              Mike Amos @Mike Amos
                              last edited by 6 Dec 2024, 01:14

                              Upper floor, poor scaling of the laptop and a 3.5' bed make it look toylike.

                              5 1000s 2175 x 1139 6m 25s GPU.png

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                                pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                                last edited by 6 Dec 2024, 06:22

                                Great results, @Mike-Amos. Nice showcase of Rayscaper. πŸ™‚ The oven in the staircase is unique, but I guess you have to put it somewhere in tiny homes.

                                The different results between CPU and GPU lighting are an outstanding bug. The CPU uses a different, more sophisticated light selection algorithm that's harder to implement on the GPU. As a result, the light looks different in some situations. It's on my TODO list.

                                Cheers,
                                Thomas

                                I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

                                M 1 Reply Last reply 6 Dec 2024, 12:39 Reply Quote 0
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                                  Mike Amos @pixelcruncher
                                  last edited by 6 Dec 2024, 12:39

                                  @pixelcruncher

                                  Thomas mate, the bugs are life in the raw, as natural as bathroom visits when we get older. Sometimes I swear my bladder has a gps, go NEAR the bathroom and........

                                  The journey is a good one and enjoyable.

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                                    Mike Amos @Mike Amos
                                    last edited by 7 Dec 2024, 17:58

                                    Growing the scene somewhat.

                                    Still perplexed as to why some metals turn copper/brass without input and quite why the reflectance of shiny finishes shopuld be green.

                                    Also, the coffee image from the top of the 'liquid coffee' does not import into Rayscaper which is a nuisance but no doubt will improve when I work out what I got wrong.

                                    A higher vantage point definitely demonstrates the built model better when dealing with smaller properties.

                                    8 1000s 2175 x 1139 6m 55s GPU.png

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                                      Mike Amos @Mike Amos
                                      last edited by Mike Amos 12 Aug 2024, 00:40 7 Dec 2024, 23:11

                                      Another odd angle for some, I am finding that I have to restart sketchup sometimes, Rayscaper slows but a restart of Sketchup cures this and back to the 6 minutes ballpark.

                                      Some more odd scaling issues with boots.

                                      9 1000s 2175 x 1139 6m 53s GPU.png

                                      When I can get the blind texture to render properly, there will be a blind unit in the window.

                                      The raw Sketchup vioew will demonstrate what I mean when I mention textures not making it into Rayscaper.

                                      Scene 5 Sketchup View.jpg

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                                        pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Mike Amos
                                        last edited by 14 Dec 2024, 08:06

                                        The raw Sketchup vioew will demonstrate what I mean when I mention textures not making it into Rayscaper.

                                        The SketchUp viewport has four coat hangers; in the Rayscaper viewport, there are six. Were these screenshots captured at the same time?

                                        Which textures are you referring to? A user may configure a totally different look for a material in Rayscaper, so the one-to-one correspondence isn't always a given.

                                        Cheers,
                                        Thomas

                                        I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

                                        M 1 Reply Last reply 14 Dec 2024, 15:49 Reply Quote 0
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                                          Mike Amos @pixelcruncher
                                          last edited by 14 Dec 2024, 15:49

                                          @pixelcruncher

                                          On the cooktop, the metal texture was set to aluminium, this often has a bronze look to it, colour changes for some reason I cannot get yet. Plastic finish gets a green reflectance.

                                          I am running into what I believe is 'texture bloat' which is going to take my changing things before I can fix that.

                                          For a while I am going back to making cars while I figure out how to build architecture realistically given certain constraints.

                                          As for the coat hooks, there are six and this may be something to do with the long running issues I have with this pc.

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