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    • Rich O BrienR Online
      Rich O Brien Moderator
      last edited by

      the process is a bit involved but the end result in terms of close-ups in controllable.

      i won't go into the whole process as it is incredibly boring.

      but in short i start by creating a section of branch using real geometry. I render out 8 variations as .png....

      Rich_001_06-17-2014.png

      ...these a particle systems on a cylinder.

      I then create the trunk using the skin modifier.

      I then add particles and arrays to the trunk to generate the branches.

      job done...

      Rich_002_06-17-2014.png

      what's controllable is the initial branch render. So the higher res you go with that the closer you can get with the camera...

      Rich_003_06-17-2014.png

      this tree is 5mb as a .skp which isn't too bad considering.

      again my drive to stay away from nested components provides a big performance boost in SU.

      silver-fir.gif

      Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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      • D Offline
        dtrarch
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        Rich

        Just super models. πŸ‘ πŸ‘
        Please pub the SU files as even large landscape models can be used for face-me images when turned and scaled a bit in SU.
        Also even big single models can be exported to Artlantis which can handle really big files and be used as ATL objects.

        Thanks for the really good work

        dtr

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        • Rich O BrienR Online
          Rich O Brien Moderator
          last edited by

          You'll have them soon enough in skp and thea format

          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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          • olisheaO Offline
            olishea
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            i forgot to say thanks for the mini tut πŸ‘

            oli

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            • Rich O BrienR Online
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              Ur welcome.

              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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              • Rich O BrienR Online
                Rich O Brien Moderator
                last edited by

                Click this to see animation...

                silver-fir.gif

                ....with drag drop proxy support for thea

                take-3.png

                ...materials setup

                ...skp and .obj formats

                Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                • cheddaC Offline
                  chedda
                  last edited by

                  These look great will they be available anywhere in sketchup format πŸ˜‰ ?

                  Kraken Wrangler https://www.flickr.com/photos/132441293@N03/

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                  • Rich O BrienR Online
                    Rich O Brien Moderator
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                    They'll be in Shop on Monday.

                    Pack includes 15 variants. In .skp and obj. All properly mapped and norm and spec maps included.

                    For Thea users they will be a very efficient proxies in SU.

                    They will be free for Premium members.

                    Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                    • Bob JamesB Offline
                      Bob James
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                      Super work, Rich, and will be very useful to me since I live on the Pacific coast.

                      Thank you not only for these, but for all the tireless effort you put in to make a great graphics environment for us all. πŸ‘

                      i7-4930K 3.4Ghz, 2x GTX780 6GB, 32GB DDR3-1600 ECC, OCZ Vertex 4 500GB, WD Black 3TB, 32TB NAS, 4x 27" Monitors, SpaceMouse Pro, X-keys XK-60

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                      • massimoM Offline
                        massimo Moderator
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                        Well I know that Rich loves gardening. πŸ‘


                        fir_finale_jpg.jpg

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                        • Rich O BrienR Online
                          Rich O Brien Moderator
                          last edited by

                          Ha ha...

                          And I planted lots of real trees today....

                          Those trees you got look nice.

                          Where you get them?

                          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                          • massimoM Offline
                            massimo Moderator
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                            Got them from a nice guy. A rugby and gardening fan.

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                            • Rich O BrienR Online
                              Rich O Brien Moderator
                              last edited by

                              For those interested.....

                              Link Preview Image
                              Pacific Fir Pack | SketchUcation

                              3D SketchUp Community for Design and Engineering Professionals.

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                              (sketchucation.com)

                              Includes -

                              Thea Ready SketchUp proxies

                              .OBJ files uv mapped

                              .SKP files uv mapped

                              Render maps

                              2D FaceMe components

                              Free if you are a Premium member

                              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Thanks πŸ˜„
                                πŸŽ‰

                                TIG

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                                • olisheaO Offline
                                  olishea
                                  last edited by

                                  nice look forward to using them.

                                  oli

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                                  • D Offline
                                    dtrarch
                                    last edited by

                                    Rich

                                    Super collection πŸ‘ πŸ‘ and thank you.

                                    dtr

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                                    • Rich O BrienR Online
                                      Rich O Brien Moderator
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                                      You are all welcome.

                                      There are 2 materials there for Thea users so u can generate some variants.

                                      Massimo's idea.

                                      Credit goes to him.

                                      Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                                      • RichardR Offline
                                        Richard
                                        last edited by

                                        Great stuff Rich, to say I'm impressed is an understatement!

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                                        • Rich O BrienR Online
                                          Rich O Brien Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Appreciate your kind words.

                                          Not sure if they're much use ur side of globe.

                                          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                                          • RichardR Offline
                                            Richard
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                                            @rich o brien said:

                                            Not sure if they're much use ur side of globe.

                                            Yes Rich, of little use here, but it's awesome to see plants becoming available for SU! Keep up your good work mate!

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