Awesome textures guys! Thanks!

I've never seen a good explanation for how to remove a lightsource like that. I want to try that out. Thanks modelhead, Chris

Cheers Tobobo, That might just work!!

There's a few choices here...some quite cheap. http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2005/05/24/screen_sharing_tools_the_best.htm

google

Here's an example of an acorn decorative pc. on a garden wall pier. [image: HmAy_temp_ppt.jpg]

Two ideas come to mind. The first is to create the center line for the roof support tube and use TubeAlongPath.rb to create a second tube that has a larger radius to meet the sail. The problem of course is that you don't want the resulting faces too close to the tube component because at some viewing distance you'll get the Z fighting flicker. You could hide the faces of the tube under the fabric to prevent this. Another thought would be to draw the edges of the fabric directly in the tube component. Then the exposed parts of the tube would get painted tube color and the rest to look like the fabric. I guess it depends upon what you have to do with the parts later.

.3ds file export has the option to weld vertices, but this will lose pretty much all smoothing groups and material placement. Or you can choose to keep material placement, but thill will make SU not weld any vertices. So its often not helpful. I think some people use .obj export maybe? Chris

Thanks Jon, Actually there was one on the warehouse that should work for now, thanks for the directions to the other sites, if the boss wants to buy one I know where to go Matte

yes, good ideas, thanks yall.

cool. now at last I know what it does! I allways knew that something happens. but it didn't really soom extends or anything and I was to lazy (stupid) to figure it out. "center clicked point" makes perfect sense. thanks watkins for pointing out!

Thanks James... I always forget to do a search here! I'm so used to going to FF or 3dwarehouse... I'll have to make sure I check here as well before requesting... thanks for your help!

@unknownuser said: What is your video card? Its an Nvidia Geforce 9800 GX2. Is this one that severely affects the bug? All my drivers are up to date. @unknownuser said: You could also try turning off (unticking) Fast Feedback from the Preferences>OpenGL pane. I'll check on this one and see if its ticked or not. I appreciate everyones help.

Just what I needed. Thanks Thomthom! -Brodie

Steve, If you are using KT for rendering,why not use global hdr images as sky within KT itself? They are much better and nicer than anything you can make in SU and export to a renderer?

very good, davereap.

There is a "CloseOpens.rb" ($ 20) at Smustard's that is supposed to find these little breks and close them. Also I suggest you to use "SimplifyContours.rb" (croll down to the bottom) once you have very dens survey line system. It won't really affect the appearance of your terrain but may be of big help with big and detailed areas.

Yeah, Gai, I had done a Ctrl-A and then thought I was hitting Ctrl-V instead of the Ctrl-C I meant to hit. Just a dumb accident. I haven't tried doing Ctrl-Z to see if I can back out of it, but if it happens again, I'll sure give it a try! Thanks! Gigi

Hi...sorry to hear about the crash. Can you please add some detail to the steps that lead up to your crash? We'll look at it for sure! Thanks for working with me on this! Cheers, - CraigD

TIG's ExtrudeAlongPath.rb - select the path then specify rectangle's details... or ExtrudeEdgesByFace.rb where you draw a flat rectangular [or any shaped] face with up as its Y/green axis and have a path of welded edges...