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    • G Offline
      Gene Davis
      last edited by

      Very nice work. Fast building, too, if trusses were being set on March 5, and two work days later the has all its subfascia and sheathing on.

      What is being used for construction documents, software-wise? I use Chief Architect and Sketchup, and as I've become more skilled with Chief, Sketchup takes on the role of a modeler for the accessories and furnishings that Chief does not have.

      What is the source of your SU trees and plants?

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      • pmolsonP Offline
        pmolson
        last edited by

        Hi Gene,
        Thanks.

        They are not quite that fast. The trusses on the main house were set a week previous.
        The trusses for the bus garage (yes it has an attached garage sized to park a bus) were
        being set the the day I posted. That area is out of view to the right.

        I am currently using Archicad for construction documents. It is a BIM program, but we
        don't use it that way. It has pretty much become an expensive 2d drafting program for us.

        The model image was rendered with Podium and the plants & trees are part of the "stuff" that comes with
        that application.

        Prior to working for my current employer I used Chief Architect and loved it. I Still have the program
        and use it for my own stuff occasionally.

        We have actually started using sketchup models to generate scaled elevations which we then export
        into our cad program for working drawings. A little clean up and they are good to go.

        If you have the premium content with Chief you should have a gazzilion nice trees that can be brought
        into su and converted into face me components.

        Thanks for your comments and questions.

        p

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          pmolson
          last edited by

          Updated construction progress images.

          Plus a little lesson learned.
          If you look at the entry rendering at the begining of this thread you will see a nice smooth flat ceiling.
          During the design process this was changed to a mdo and batten ceiling. The Home owner was part of that
          process & signed of on it, but only remembers the flat look from the rendering
          and is a bit bent out of shape that he will have to pay a bit
          extra for the flat no seam ceiling.

          This is a minor deal this time, but it could have been something major.
          From now on I need to be very clear with clients if the rendering/model
          is being used as concept only. Selective memory is a dangerous thing.

          attachment=0]rear1100.jpg[/attachment]windows in


          rear

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          • J Offline
            JHuman
            last edited by

            Looking good, somewhat resembles FLW's work. One question, are they really going to build the roof that way over the garage? Looks like some drainage problems in the near future.

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              pmolson
              last edited by

              @jhuman said:

              Looking good, somewhat resembles FLW's work. One question, are they really going to build the roof that way over the garage? Looks like some drainage problems in the near future.

              Thanks for the comment and observation JHUMAN.

              Good Catch. This was an early massing model and adjustments were
              made to have the hips meet. Here is how it was built.how it was done

              In the true spirit of FLW we could have left the flat spot and embraced the resulting leak. πŸ˜†

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              • F Offline
                Fletch
                last edited by

                thanks for sharing...
                I assume you are posting because you want suggestions for future improvement?
                If so... did you notice that your lights shine up on themselves in the entry rendering?

                Fletch
                Twilight Render Cross-platform Plugin for SketchUp on PC or Mac

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                • pmolsonP Offline
                  pmolson
                  last edited by

                  Hi Fletch, I always welcome advice & or constructive critisism.

                  The way I interprate the lights is that they are casting light
                  out to the sides. I am sitting in my living room right now and
                  the ceiling light is on and casts light out to the sides as well
                  as down.

                  Do think they should cast more down than out? That probably is true
                  in that they are recessed fixtures.

                  The primary purpose of this post as well as the other posts in my home
                  series was not to show off my skills, but just to show an example of how
                  our company uses sketch up in the real world and hoping others would
                  post some of their own real world projects.

                  Anyway, thanks for the suggestion and I would appreciate it if you would
                  expand a little on what you think the light should do.

                  Thanks

                  Paul

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                  • J Offline
                    JHuman
                    last edited by

                    Here is one of many projects in SketchUp but this being the most recent. The model and rendering was done in one afternoon to meet a deadline by the client which is why some of the lighting isn't that great. The final product between the two came out pretty close.

                    http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4529667646_09e72510c4_o.jpg

                    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2737/4328097388_e965e72c64_b.jpg

                    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2737/4328097516_1b02fecccc_b.jpg

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                    • pmolsonP Offline
                      pmolson
                      last edited by

                      Jhuman,

                      Nice job for such a limited time table!
                      The beauty of sketch up is the ability to relatively quickly put your client in the space. Even if
                      there is not time or money for a full blown presentation it can still make a powerful impression on
                      clients.
                      Please tell me that the second & third images are as builts not renders.
                      Nice design! Thanks for sharing some of your work.

                      What rendering program are you using?

                      p

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                      • dermotcollD Offline
                        dermotcoll
                        last edited by

                        JHuman. That is an excellent representation of the final job. I have used the split level island design myself. Only crit on the render is the direction of the woodgrain in the table top. Looks fantastic otherwise. πŸ‘

                        When you burn your arse - you gotta sit on the blisters!!

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                        • J Offline
                          JHuman
                          last edited by

                          PMolson and Dermotcoll, thanks for the comments!

                          @pmolson said:

                          In the true spirit of FLW we could have left the flat spot and embraced the resulting leak.

                          You could be famous! It would be like another Falling Water...

                          I used VRay for the rendering, thats the only rendering software I know anymore since I dont do as much rendering anymore. I have a bunch of other images I will hunt down and post.

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                            solo
                            last edited by

                            Great renders mate, the second and third are excellent, the first one has a little texture tiling on the counter top however.

                            http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                              pmolson
                              last edited by

                              paul
                              @pmolson said:

                              Please tell me that the second & third images are as builts not renders.

                              @solo said:

                              Great renders mate, the second and third are excellent, the first one has a little texture tiling on the counter top however.

                              I actually thought the second & third images were photos of the finished product.

                              The manufacturers tag on one of the chairs in the third image is a level of
                              detail I would have not thought of going to.

                              These are renders...? Wow!

                              p

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                                flipya
                                last edited by

                                I'm gona put my money on 'not renders'. Mostly because I can't imagine anyone adding a light to serve as a cameraflash in a render 🀣

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                                • J Offline
                                  JHuman
                                  last edited by

                                  No, images 2 and 3 are photos of the completed project. I really wish I could have rendered the images that well. Someone like Solo or Nomer probably could get that good of an image but not I. thanks for the comments.

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                                  • soloS Offline
                                    solo
                                    last edited by

                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    Mostly because I can't imagine anyone adding a light to serve as a cameraflash in a render

                                    Did you know that camera flash is possible with Thea render?

                                    I've seen so many awesome renders lately that I can no longer tell real from render. 😳

                                    http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                                    • pmolsonP Offline
                                      pmolson
                                      last edited by

                                      I finally got a chance to do an interior!
                                      This client provided me with an opportunity to create an interior scene of their kitchen.

                                      I have played around a little with interiors in the past, but this is my first real
                                      full fledged effort at creating a lifelike interior.

                                      view-1-1100.jpgVIEW-2-1100.jpgview-3-1100.jpg
                                      c&c if you please.

                                      paul

                                      pmolson's HOMES
                                      (Above is a link to other pmolson homes)

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