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    • soloS Offline
      solo
      last edited by

      As Alan says, it depends on what you want to achieve.
      Straight out of the box you can create a decent scene and pretty good render, however to reach the pinnacle of what Vue has to offer takes time and a pretty steep learning curve.
      The good thing about it is it's fun.

      Why not start with the PLE version (best to learn with as opposed to the free pioneer version that's very limited)
      And if and when you hit a snag post on forum and I'll be around to help where I can as well as many other Vue users here.

      http://www.solos-art.com

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

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        Rudbeckia
        last edited by

        thank so much all for the help

        Whats the PLE version?

        As to the question about 3d versus 2d plants, which are the best to use for rendering?

        I assumed 2d b/c so many of the 3d plants in SU dont look realistic at all

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        • EarthMoverE Offline
          EarthMover
          last edited by

          Quality 3D plants will always render better because they cast shadows onto themselves and better emulate the lighting that exists in the rest of the scene. If however, you are a landscaper designer like myself, there are not nearly enough 3D plants to supplement the thousands of plants befitting of my particular zone. I tend to use a lot of 2D plants, but will typically try and edit the color levels and exposure of each plant to try and get a more natural and uniform look.

          With 2D plants, most require some alpha information to cut them out. For renders that support alpha transparency without additional maps, you have -

          Podium
          Twilight
          Vue
          Vray (for Max...not for SU)
          Hypershot
          LightUp (if I'm not mistaken)

          If I were in your shoes and wanted inexpensive quality with support for alpha transparency and both biased and unbiased results....I'd go with Twilight.

          3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
          Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
          Content Creator at Skapeup

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          • FrederikF Offline
            Frederik
            last edited by

            Wonder why nobody have mentioned Kerkythea... πŸ˜•
            It's free and at the KT Forum you can download some nice and free Xfrog 3D tree libraries...
            Using the instancing brush in KT is really easy... πŸ˜„
            My best advice to you will be to read the Getting started tutorial and watch some of the tutorial videos available... πŸ˜‰


            splash_trees_instancing.jpg

            Cheers
            Kim Frederik

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            • R Offline
              Rudbeckia
              last edited by

              thanks for the info

              I will try Kekythea too

              is it bad for a lap top to spend hours rendering something?

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                remus
                last edited by

                Depends what rendering engine your using and how much time youve got until you need to hand over the images πŸ˜›

                http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                  Rudbeckia
                  last edited by

                  @remus said:

                  Depends what rendering engine your using and how much time youve got until you need to hand over the images πŸ˜›

                  okay so my computer wont like blow up or anything πŸ˜„

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                  • soloS Offline
                    solo
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                    Nah, it will give you the blue screen of death first.

                    http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                      Ecuadorian
                      last edited by

                      If it's a Dell, it might really explode.

                      http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32550
                      http://blogs.smh.com.au/mashup/archives//005359.html
                      http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/dell_fire.html

                      Just joking; it's not only Dell laptops which can explode. The problem is in the batteries. Some other manufacturers have experienced similar problems, even Apple:
                      http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/macbook_inferno_an_apple_macbook_battery_catches_fire.php
                      http://altatecgt.com/blog/2006/09/08/macbook-se-une-al-club-de-las-quemaditas/
                      http://www.nowhereelse.fr/macbook-explosion-16747/
                      http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/06/27/disaster-on-the-homefront-macbook-pro-battery-explosion-no-images/
                      http://www.appledefects.com/?p=259

                      Just to be on the safe side, why not assemble a desktop PC for rendering? And please, don't put your "laptop" on your lap.

                      -Miguel Lescano
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                        Rudbeckia
                        last edited by

                        @ecuadorian said:

                        If it's a Dell, it might really explode.

                        http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32550
                        http://blogs.smh.com.au/mashup/archives//005359.html
                        http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/dell_fire.html

                        Just joking; it's not only Dell laptops which can explode. The problem is in the batteries. Some other manufacturers have experienced similar problems, even Apple:
                        http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/macbook_inferno_an_apple_macbook_battery_catches_fire.php
                        http://altatecgt.com/blog/2006/09/08/macbook-se-une-al-club-de-las-quemaditas/
                        http://www.nowhereelse.fr/macbook-explosion-16747/
                        http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/06/27/disaster-on-the-homefront-macbook-pro-battery-explosion-no-images/
                        http://www.appledefects.com/?p=259

                        Just to be on the safe side, why not assemble a desktop PC for rendering? And please, don't put your "laptop" on your lap.

                        its not a dell its an HP and it runs fabulously compared to the dell i had, are those all linke to computers exploding?? dont want to see that i may be scared to render then!!

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