Ok, found what I need to know for apparations.

So, I knew having a unique layer for each set of texts that should be displayed will work with animator. I just thought there might be a better way.

I do want to move objects, like an exploded view. Except I need to move objects along specified paths, not exploding from a central point.

I want to do an animation of how to assemble multiple pieces of an enclosure, with text at each step. So, I will have a separate layer that I unhide for each step, unless there's a better way.

Thanks!

You may want to check out Enscape. It is about as close to 'plug and play' as you can get. I use Enscape from time to time, and it produces great results for the time you put in, but still mainly use Vray for the high quality photo-realistic renders. Enscape is lacking in a few areas, like metal reflections. I've had to switch back over to Vray when rendering kitchens with all stainless steel appliances because they just werent up the level we needed for super-high-end renderings. Also when we needed advanced multi-layered materials, need the power of a renderer like Vray for that. But still, Enscape is pretty amazing for what it does and how quickly it does it.

To get good results with whichever tool you decide to go with, you will have to learn the basics of materials & textures. Diffuse, reflections/glossiness, bump/normal maps...and creating good seamless non-tiling textures. I should also note, Chaos Group has great getting started tutorials....maybe give their tutorial on materials a shot and see how you go. They also have a pretty extensive library of ready to render materials built in now. Here are the quick start tuts: [https://www.chaosgroup.com/vray/sketchup/tutorial-videos](https://www.chaosgroup.com/vray/sketchup/tutorial-videos)

Nice!

I'd just say the camera location looks static and a little odd. It could be you have a specific view in mind. I'd look at professional interior photographs (or renders) that are designed to show-off or describe the space (realty and interior design pictures). This picture seems to be attempting a frontal view of the TV cabinet, as you might want for the cabinet maker, but not a picture of the room. I get an uneasy sense that there's no telling how high the ceiling is, because the picture goes up about to where I would expect the ceiling, but one can't see it. You might try views off-center, from the corners of the room to encompass the space differently (which also makes it feel more dynamic as a consequence of converging lines created in perspective).

Though it is a day scene you might try some low interior lighting to add interest, making the lighting less homogeneous.

Good work. Hope to see more!

@DotSketch

It seems that the problem is in the rotation at 4s. The pivot point is taken about the rail component, not about the model. This somehow links the small component to the big one further on.

Currently, it is a little bit cumbersome to specify the basis for the rotation pivot. You have to right-click and choose to which object (or model) it belongs.

In the attached modified model, I modified the rotation.

DotSketch - Test - modified.skp

Fredo

Our fix seems to have solved the issue. We will be releasing the fix in the next update. If it's urgent, send us a message at: https://flextools.cc/contact/ and we'll send you the fix.

I'd contact Vray Support and submit the log. Your paying to use the product so they'll happily help.

What rendering engine are you using?

I use Thearender and it allows for the lines from Sketchup to merge with the rendering. There are times I only want the lines for certain elements, so I composite different renderings in a photo editor to get the results I'm looking for.

@pibuz said:

Hi Hal! Any news about this small issue?

Fixed!

Update your FlexTools / ComponentFinder to the latest version 😉

I'm sorry, but I don't resonate with your English.
As I said, the subdivision toggle button is there. It is stable AND it is instant. I don't know what else you mean. You need to be more precise.