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    • HornOxxH Offline
      HornOxx
      last edited by

      Great!

      never trust a skinny cook

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      • jo-keJ Offline
        jo-ke
        last edited by jo-ke

        thank you. I am glad you like it.

        and a dayshot:

        Generated Image January 18, 2026 - 2_50PMpp.png

        su view:

        tortenschachtel-003.jpg

        real photo:

        1041855814-tortenschachtel-berliner-platz-ludwigshafen-abriss-NFa6.jpg

        http://www.zz7.de

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        • jo-keJ Offline
          jo-ke
          last edited by jo-ke

          different perspective in winter

          Generated Image January 18, 2026 - 3_38PMpp.png

          tortenschachtel-005.jpg

          http://www.zz7.de

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          • jo-keJ Offline
            jo-ke
            last edited by

            This is really a fun project.

            From start to end less then 24 hours.

            Im former times (15 years ago) we had something like speedmodelling- challenge at sketchucation. I do it sometimes for me to practice.

            berliner-platz001.jpg

            http://www.zz7.de

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            • jo-keJ Offline
              jo-ke
              last edited by jo-ke

              and one more:

              Generated Image January 18, 2026 - 9_16PMpp.png

              Just a moment...

              favicon

              (grok.com)

              http://www.zz7.de

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              • jo-keJ Offline
                jo-ke
                last edited by

                new Model using meshyAI

                oeg005-dsc18501-005-kl.jpg

                rnv-oeg06.jpg

                http://www.zz7.de

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                • jo-keJ Offline
                  jo-ke
                  last edited by

                  and another one:

                  AI is a real timesaver.

                  oeg002-p1110661-02-kl.jpg

                  oeg02.jpg

                  http://www.zz7.de

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                  • P Offline
                    pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                    last edited by

                    Do they land ready to go out of the AI, or did you have to modify them? Also, what's the polygon count for these models?

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

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                    • Rich O BrienR Offline
                      Rich O Brien Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Once MeshyAI figures out UV Maps it will be game changer. Both those engines look great though!

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

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                      • panixiaP Offline
                        panixia @jo-ke
                        last edited by

                        @jo-ke said in Modelling a tramway:

                        Im former times (15 years ago) we had something like speedmodelling- challenge

                        I miss that.
                        It was super fun.

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                        • jo-keJ Offline
                          jo-ke
                          last edited by jo-ke

                          the file is heavy but sketchup can handle it.

                          a quick render in Nano Banana.

                          oeg02-su.jpg

                          Generated Image January 23, 2026 - 4_44PMpp.png

                          Generated Image January 23, 2026 - 11_14PMpp.png

                          http://www.zz7.de

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                          • jo-keJ Offline
                            jo-ke
                            last edited by jo-ke

                            new scene made with nano banana:

                            Generated Image January 25, 2026 - 1_04PMppst.png

                            and a snowy video on facebook: (made with Midjourney

                            Link Preview Image
                            Berliner Platz in der Timemachine.... | ZZ7 Visualisierungen & Renderings

                            Berliner Platz in der Timemachine....

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                            su view

                            tortenschachtel-nah-su.jpg

                            http://www.zz7.de

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                            • Mike AmosM Offline
                              Mike Amos
                              last edited by

                              Great image, you have the gift, Sir.

                              Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                              • jo-keJ Offline
                                jo-ke
                                last edited by jo-ke

                                it is so nice to see when plans develop to reality.
                                I've made that planing for the tramwaycompany at 2022:

                                https://www.google.com/maps/@49.8414304,8.6559948,379a,35y,335.42h,51.64t/data=!3m1!1e3?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDEyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
                                current status:

                                area2.jpg

                                plan at 2022:
                                areal1.jpg

                                http://www.zz7.de

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                                • jo-keJ Offline
                                  jo-ke
                                  last edited by

                                  and some art for the weekened

                                  Generated Image January 31, 2026 -ma-rnt.jpg

                                  Generated Image January 31, 2026 - 1_08PMppst.png

                                  http://www.zz7.de

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                                  • jo-keJ Offline
                                    jo-ke
                                    last edited by jo-ke

                                    quick idea of a working tramway. Model in sketchup with parts of the existing tramway, rendered in Twinmotion postprocess in Nano banana.

                                    Total time: 2 hours, modelling and rendering

                                    su model
                                    rnv-rnt-arbwg1320-su.jpg

                                    twinmotion:
                                    Image1.jpg

                                    final output
                                    rnv-1320-pp.png

                                    http://www.zz7.de

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                                    • HornOxxH Offline
                                      HornOxx
                                      last edited by

                                      πŸ‘ again a great work! πŸ‘
                                      since I've "known" you, I can only see the trams at home (your Darmstadt work above) in a SketchUp modelling process!!! 🀣

                                      never trust a skinny cook

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                                      • jo-keJ Offline
                                        jo-ke
                                        last edited by

                                        And hereβ€˜s a quick animation with grok:

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                                        Der neue RNT Arbeitswagen auf Probefahrt | ZZ7 Visualisierungen & Renderings

                                        Der neue RNT Arbeitswagen auf Probefahrt

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                                        http://www.zz7.de

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                                        • jo-keJ Offline
                                          jo-ke
                                          last edited by

                                          some new scenes of planed routes

                                          Image2pp.jpg

                                          Generated Image January 25, 2026 - 9_29PMpp.png

                                          http://www.zz7.de

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                                          • E Offline
                                            Enghaitham @jo-ke
                                            last edited by

                                            @jo-ke i love your work alot , i live in Egypt and i'm maintenance engineer of this tram
                                            We have GT6 tram in Alexandria Egypt .. still running
                                            i need this file badly .. gonna print it
                                            thanks in advance

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