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    [TUTORIAL]: texturing organic form (subsmooth)

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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      Hi Jeff,

      SU doesn't support either bupmapping or displacement. That part was done in a 3rd party renderer.

      Gai...

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      • C Offline
        Click Draw
        last edited by

        Thanks Gaieus,

        Appreciate that. So that would be one like Podium or Vray?

        Jeff

        Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          Yes exactly. Even some of those do not do displacement (like Kerkythea at the moment)

          Gai...

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          • C Offline
            Click Draw
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            What is your preferrance for a rendering program. I'd like to get as much feedback and opinions as possible before I layout the money.
            Jeff

            Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
              last edited by

              I don't really render too much (no time to learn it well).I used Podium and Kerkythea (a bit more this latter one). It is free and Podium also has a free version with images limited to 500x500 pixels.

              Indigo is also free.

              Gai...

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              • C Offline
                Click Draw
                last edited by

                Good stuff! Thanks
                Jeff

                Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                • W Offline
                  wheay
                  last edited by

                  wow! i want to learn this. since im using vray and loving its rendering capability. i want to learn the grass thing, it really amazed me. hope more tutorials on this.

                  "i try to learn everyday"
                  http://designerslandmark.blogspot.com/

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                  • C Offline
                    Click Draw
                    last edited by

                    Hey wheay,

                    Do you know of a better tutorial than the one on the Vray site? I'd like to learn what the settings are for and so on. Thanks...

                    Jeff

                    Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                    • K Offline
                      krowka_smieszka
                      last edited by

                      kwistenbiebel how did u make this organic shape? I know that may be silly question but I am still learning how to use sketchup...

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                      • soloS Offline
                        solo
                        last edited by

                        Krowka, hope this helps, it's a very crude and fast example, Biebel's shape is cleaner.

                        [flash=600,400:3gn1ftdy]http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2335698&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1[/flash:3gn1ftdy]

                        Displaced with ecosystem in Vue:


                        http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/938/biebelshapefu4.jpg

                        http://www.solos-art.com

                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                        • C Offline
                          Click Draw
                          last edited by

                          Very cool Solo....how about doing a tut to show how to displace with Vray? Don't make me bag....cause I will! 😄

                          Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                          • soloS Offline
                            solo
                            last edited by

                            Jeff, I would like to help with V-ray but my trial has ended and I had a choice between v-ray and Vue and I'm sure you know who won. I am sure once Kwistenbiebel gets settled into Oz he will get one going, after all this is his turf. 😉

                            http://www.solos-art.com

                            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                            • C Offline
                              Click Draw
                              last edited by

                              No worries....I'm sure he'll show us mower 🤣

                              Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                                tulacong
                                last edited by

                                thank you very much.I wan it

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                                  krowka_smieszka
                                  last edited by

                                  Thank u for video solo... i see that i need get some plugins 😒

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                                  • B Offline
                                    berbay
                                    last edited by

                                    How do you scale the texture that you have applied on that surface?? anyone can help me?

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                                    • massimoM Offline
                                      massimo Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      Right click on the surface-->entity info-->click on the material's thumbnail-->edit. Or pick the material with the eyedropper, then go to the material panel-->edit.

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                                        Aerilius
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi,
                                        you can (unfortunately) only edit a projected texture's positioning on the same face from where you projected it or from a parallel face.
                                        That means:
                                        Either you have to remember where the red-dashed triangle (second image) was - or, better, you project the texture from a face outside of that organic shape (like an image) and then you just hide this "helper face" and don't delete it. Keep it in the same group like the organic shape. Later you can right-click on that "helper face" and move, rotate and skew the texture; then project it again on the organic shape.

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                                        • B Offline
                                          berbay
                                          last edited by

                                          @massimo said:

                                          Right click on the surface-->entity info-->click on the material's thumbnail-->edit. Or pick the material with the eyedropper, then go to the material panel-->edit.

                                          oh ok it works like that!! thank you…. but i could do it if the material is not from sketchup. for vismat materials I couldnt do.

                                          and Aerilius thanks for your reply, it seemed pretty advanced for me, but I will try…

                                          i opened a new post for the scene i am working on… the materials I use are vismats and i dont know how to control them yet... 😕

                                          http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=40824

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                                          • andrea.biancoA Offline
                                            andrea.bianco
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                                            Thanks a lot for the tip, it's very useful indeed.

                                            Andrea A. Bianco
                                            http://www.andreabianco.eu

                                            HW: i7 3.8GHz | nVidia GTX590 3GB | 8GB RAM
                                            SW: SketchUp, Octane, Adobe CC, Painter, Windows 8.1 64

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