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      sketchupjockey
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      I am working on a logo for a friend's coffee shop. Of course as a longtime SketchUp pro user i decided to create the logo in a model form. Now it is time to "possibly" render the logo. I have never used rendering software but would like to give it a shot. Can anyone recommend V-ray as a good program for mac users? I am tempted to download the free trial of V-ray for mac but was hoping that someone could give me some feedback as to the quality of the program if you happen to use it or another Mac friendly rendering program that i learn easily.


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        dale
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        I have always been sad that Twilight has never come out with a Mac version, as it seems really simple and powerful.
        I use Thea on my macs.
        Thea has had a mac version from the beginning of it's development, and I love it.
        Good developer and community support.
        You can download the trial version @ http://www.thearender.com/cms/index.php/downloads/thea-render.html
        Have a look the the Forum @ http://www.thearender.com/forum/
        Cheers

        Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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          solo
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          Larry,

          I have an idea, if you are willing to share your model I will start a 'render this' thread, and you will see the different renders using different render apps and user ability levels, possibly helping you decide and giving us a challenge.

          http://www.solos-art.com

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

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            otb designworks
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            Definitely take a look at Cheetah 3D; probably one of the best pieces of mac software out there, imho.

            Incredibly powerful for the price, rendering is just part of what it brings to the table. Great for animating models, character animation, particle engine, the list goes on. Also great for exporting your model out in various formats.

            I export from sketchup as a fbx, though 3ds works fine, too, as long as you are under 56,000 polygons (approximately)

            Cheers, Chuck

            OTB Designworks is on Youtube

            6 core nMP, 32 gig RAM, (2) D700 GPU's, dual monitors

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              sketchupjockey
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              @solo said:

              Larry,

              I have an idea, if you are willing to share your model I will start a 'render this' thread, and you will see the different renders using different render apps and user ability levels, possibly helping you decide and giving us a challenge.

              solo-

              I will definitely take you up on that offer. I'm too close to this thing right now and i'd love to see some examples of what is possible. Let me clean up the model before i post.

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                sketchupjockey
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                Solo,
                I hope that you will still consider posting my model as a rendering challenge. I know it's been a couple of months but i would like to get some rendering software options for Mac OS before i commit to learning/purchase of the software. See the attached SketchUp file in the zipped attached file broadcast coffee.zip

                Cheers,

                SU Jockey


                zipped sketchup file

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                  sketchupjockey
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                  Here are a couple of images of the completed model.


                  big_logo_P3.jpg


                  broadcast final.jpg

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