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    remus
    last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 13:18

    something like this?

    i'll do you a quick tut if its the sort of thing your looking for.


    mini waterfall.jpg

    http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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      Edson
      last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 13:23

      @remus said:

      something like this?

      i'll do you a quick tut if its the sort of thing your looking for.

      it definitely is. i would appreciate it if you could do that. thanks.

      edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
      http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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        juju
        last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 13:49

        How about creating two squiggly lines (top and bottom of waterfall) and using the skin ruby on it?

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          remus
          last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 13:56

          here you go, feel free to ask questions as its a bit rough around the edges, as tuts go.

          edit: the tut basically does what juju's describing.


          waterfall tut.skp

          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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            alpro
            last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 14:08

            Edson, here's a quick idea. skp attached so you can play around till you get the effect you want. Sorry couldn't attach skp as it was 577 KB zipped. If you're still interested I can e-mail it to you but it seems like remus did a nice job.

            Mike


            20080125085417_9m57s.png

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              Joe Wood
              last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 14:26

              Maybe this might help Edson? Alan Fraser made this falling water for my tsukabai. Check out how he did the splashes πŸ™‚ with a little tree.

              Tsukabai.jpg


              Tsukabai.skp

              Joe Wood
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                alpro
                last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 14:31

                Just had a look at your tut remus, very good info. I rarely use any rubies. What I did was very simple, draw a sqiggly line, copy it and close the ends in to form a face, draw another line for the water path, use the follow me tool. That's what I love about SU, so many ways to accomplish something.

                Mike

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                  Edson
                  last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 16:22

                  thanks all for the information and for taking your time to help me. as soon as the compettiton is over i shall post the results i obtained with your help.

                  regards.

                  p.s.: the kids who work for me are amazed at the generosity and resorcefulness of the members of SCF. no questions go unanswered here!

                  edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
                  http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                    tomsdesk
                    last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 17:31

                    Edson, this is fun: my answer was to set the water texture to "projected" then exturd the face (I also selected some to the resulting vertical faces and set them to not cast shadows). With a splash image (I just saw a link to a couple of free ones here a couple of days ago but can't find it now) at the bottom and some work at the top (like Mike's...could you please post that on Kelley's site for me, thanks a bunch), then some scale squeezing like real water...would look pretty good?


                    waterfall.jpg


                    waterfall.skp

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                      tomsdesk
                      last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 17:33

                      BTW Mike...how'd you do that?

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                        Edson
                        last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 17:46

                        thanks, tom. very good. another sound way to go about it.

                        we are actually putting all the ideas together to create our own water.

                        by the way, did you forget about those poplars i teased you to do?

                        edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
                        http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                          3eighty
                          last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 18:42

                          Over in the 3d world, we make waterfalls out of terrains turned sideways and then a texture added...If you would go get the free copy of Bryce 5.5 (DAZ), you could make great falls and import into Sketchup...

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                            alpro
                            last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 18:44

                            Still playing around. See what you started Edson?, now I have to add some patio stones, some greenery, maybe some outdoor furniture.
                            @ Tom, I explained it a few posts above yours, wanted to post a skp but file was to big. Will post some screen grabs, it's pretty simple though.

                            Mike


                            waterfall1.jpg

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                              Frederik
                              last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 18:48

                              It looks really great, Mike... πŸ˜‰
                              What program did you use for the renders..??

                              And - can I ask you to send the 'skippy' to me by mail..?? frederik [at] kerkythea.net ..?? πŸ˜‰

                              Cheers
                              Kim Frederik

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                                alpro
                                last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 18:48

                                3eighty could you post a link for the free Bryce 5.5, I couldn't find it on the DAZ site. TIA

                                Mike

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                                  Edson
                                  last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 18:53

                                  yes, mike, quite a nice response. i have sent you a PM with my email so that you can send me the skippy when you are done.

                                  cheers.

                                  edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
                                  http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                                    alpro
                                    last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 18:55

                                    Thanks Frederick, I used Podium. BTW, I'm looking forward to the KT release, haven't really used KT much because I was such a rendering newbie but the new release looks awesome. Will mail you the skp, can't believe this has generated such interest as it seems pretty easy.

                                    Mike

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                                      tomsdesk
                                      last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 18:56

                                      Edson, no didn't forget...though I do try too (I started a really complicated rendition and figured out how to make them reasonable size-wise, about a meg, and close-up good looking, but now remains the tedium of work to complete :`) I'll get there, and hopefully they'll be worth the wait.

                                      Mike, no limit on Kelly's server...but if you'd rather, and have the time, please email to me too: tomsdrop (at) swbell (dot) net

                                      http://www.tomsdesk.moonfruit.com/
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                                        Frederik
                                        last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 18:58

                                        Thanks, Mike! πŸ˜„
                                        Much appreciated..!!
                                        And we also look forward to the new release... And don't worry about things... We have made plenty of video- and pdf-tutorials which will guide you through things... πŸ˜‰

                                        Cheers
                                        Kim Frederik

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                                          Alan Fraser
                                          last edited by 25 Jan 2008, 22:05

                                          You can go a long way just in SU by using some png files. The surface tension will tend to pull the ends in slightly too.


                                          Water features.jpg

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