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    • david57D Offline
      david57
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      icedkasz,
      Yes, was thinking of beveling the edges some but wanted
      to try seeing if it is needed at a higher distance.

      honoluludesktop,
      Ive never worked with tile before but did have some
      guy do that inside the house.

      I added another render but the model i borrowed from the
      Luxrender forum. The tile is from SketchUp. Hoping im not
      thrown in to jail for this. ๐Ÿ˜„

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      • david57D Offline
        david57
        last edited by

        On the 3rd Render, the tiles have a two tone color but they
        need to be brought closer together so they wont look so spotty.
        Edges need to be beveled.


        Ceramic Tile C.jpg

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        • honoluludesktopH Offline
          honoluludesktop
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          David, You realize my comment was a lame attempt at humor? If photo real is your eventual goal, what you are doing is necessary. Fellows like me would just lay down a texture, and get back to (as is this case) the interior design. I would ask myself, what a real camera would see, then use that as my yardstick for the floor. Good work.

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          • david57D Offline
            david57
            last edited by

            Thanks, honoluludesktop,
            Yes, I know in the real world nothing is perfect.
            In the world of graphics nothing is perfect also
            we pretend that its real.

            Here is my final render,
            Edges have been rounded.


            Ceramic Tile Updated B.jpg

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            • R Offline
              Roger
              last edited by

              A light bulb just went on regarding the rounded edges discussion. When I sharpen knives and chisels, I hold them up so the bare edge is pointed at a bare bulb. If the edge is bright the knife is not sharp, if the edge disappears it is because it is so sharp there is no surface to reflect light. I have spent many hours in photo shop applying light lines to edges so they become more apparent. Now it all comes together. An aha moment.

              http://www.azcreative.com

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              • pbacotP Offline
                pbacot
                last edited by

                The last picture is very nice. Tile works great. I guess if you have a closeup, some irregularity might be a good idea. This thread reminded me... is there a plugin that makes grooves out of lines (edges inside face)? there should be one. Lines that work to make grids etc. on a SU picture, of course disappear in render so for many applications a quick groove would be helpful, just as rounding corners is.

                MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                • R Offline
                  Roger
                  last edited by

                  Peter, you could use the offset tool on the tile and then just pull up the center surface with autofold on.

                  http://www.azcreative.com

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    How about TIG's lattice maker?

                    Gai...

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                    • pbacotP Offline
                      pbacot
                      last edited by

                      Yes, that may be a way, Gaieus.

                      Roger I see that you are considering an array of tile components whereas I was thinking of just laying lines on a face and applying a groove to each line, in one step. I am thinking one could use such a tool to delineate many joints found in construction. Such a tool could have presets such as v-groove and square groove, preset size etc. So, as I sometimes see in the gallery, if you had simple SU lines all over your spaceship you could make them render-able in one operation.

                      MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                      • D Offline
                        dvd63
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                        ...It may be the same way to wonderful woods flooring...

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                        • david57D Offline
                          david57
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                          This sounds like having TIG do all the work for us
                          with just a few clicks. โ˜€

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