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      SketchUpNoobie
      last edited by

      May I ask a serious question? Why would one model his bal-, er, ornaments so large. Seriously though. I would like to know what is the advantage to having larger-than-life models. Would someone please enlighten me. 🎉

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        solo
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        John, I jest, I shrunk the person.

        http://www.solos-art.com

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

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          SketchUpNoobie
          last edited by

          So they are really about 2"-3" in diameter? Gotcha'. 😳

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          • boofredlayB Offline
            boofredlay
            last edited by

            Actually I did draw mine over 3 feet in diameter. I wanted to have a real smooth mesh and when you draw small objects sometimes SketchUp cannot fill in the polygons. Sometimes it is better to model large then scale it down, sometimes.

            http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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              SketchUpNoobie
              last edited by

              Ooooohhh K. Now I get it. Thanks.

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                mitcorb
                last edited by

                An unfortunate workaround in my opinion.
                Units are arbitrary measures.
                You could conceivably set inches at 100 times what Sketchup has it set. Same with metric.

                I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                  olishea
                  last edited by

                  cool eric, tinsel looks great! i think ball would look even better with a coloured mirror finish and a night-time city hdri. merry christmas!

                  lots of free ones here http://www.smartibl.com/sibl/archive.html

                  oli

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                    notareal
                    last edited by

                    Eric, that tinsel is great. Maybe some "bold" material like http://www.thearender.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=30463#p30463 could fit in scene too.

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                    • boofredlayB Offline
                      boofredlay
                      last edited by

                      Wow, I never knew about those textures. Thanks.

                      http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                        boofredlay
                        last edited by

                        As promised Here is the published tutorial

                        http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                          troyhome
                          last edited by

                          Great project and very helpful tutorial!! thanks so much 😄

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                          SU Pro 2024 PC

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                            Vicspa
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                            I followed your publication Boofredlay, eveythings works just fine except that the tops of my fur comes out pointy instead of square as your sample. where am I going wrong?


                            sample copy.jpg

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                            • boofredlayB Offline
                              boofredlay
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                              Nothing if you selected "fur_instance" in the "Make by Component" field. This makes the "blades" a component. Now all you have to do is edit that component and make it look like you want. In my case I just squared off the end and made the whole blade just one face.


                              Slide_02b.jpg

                              http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                              • boofredlayB Offline
                                boofredlay
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                As lovely as they are I would like to see SU output too, if possible?

                                Here you go Rich.

                                Here are some views, one with the whole setup and another with just one piece of garland along with the ball. I changed the background to red so it shows up better.


                                EdgesOn.jpg


                                OneGandB.jpg

                                http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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