My first render
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This is my first render with Vray for Sketchup. I will probably change my workflow now knowing the strengths and weaknesses of the software out there. Sketchup...3ds Max...Vray...Photoshop seems the best solution. But, coming from Sketchup into 3Ds is intimadating. I feel I will have to start again and re-learn everything
It took me several months to get to this point though. I feel I have just scratched the surface of what's possible and it was a real up hill struggle trying to get information from people. In the end it was Vray Chaosgroup who were the most helpful.
I want to say a big thankyou to all the Blogs out there that gave me "zero" help. I won't mention names but they are apparently too busy selling their own products or working hard advertising other peoples. You live and learn but Blogs for me are about self promotion and creating revenue. Honest communication seems to be low on their agenda.
Come on guys... courtesy costs nothing!!
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Take it easy Barry, courtesy is a two-way street... Don't expect something for nothing.
Looks like you've made plenty of progress in your mastery of vray. Congrats!
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very nice render
have you worked with VRay for Sketchup before that?
i ask because i am learning VRay4Skup, and before that i tried VRay in Cinema 4D and also in 3DS Max (demos), and it seemed waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy harder (to learn AND to work with), so i chose VRay4Skup
do you have the same opinion?
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@jonfar said:
very nice render
have you worked with VRay for Sketchup before that?
i ask because i am learning VRay4Skup, and before that i tried VRay in Cinema 4D and also in 3DS Max (demos), and it seemed waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy harder (to learn AND to work with), so i chose VRay4Skup
do you have the same opinion?
I have spent the last three months learning Vray for SU. Like you I have experiemented with lots of software. Vray for SU is easily the most intuitive
It's easy to be comfortable with Sketchup. I love it. I only discovered it a few years ago and I have not looked back. But, the whole professional system demands 3Ds Max and since I want to work mainstream in CG I have to go down that road. Talking to architecture students online they say they are force fed 3Ds Max and have to learn it, but they all do their projects in SU and Vray cos it's faster and less hassle.
My advice to you is: HDRi. If you want good renders you have to get good HDRi's and very good materials. I don't like the SU Sun and Sky shadows. It makes the renders look artificial. Also, all my models in the scene are 3Ds Models which tend to be much better detailed and render really nicely. But, they are much more high maintenance and require more patience to manipulate and place.
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@andybot said:
Take it easy Barry, courtesy is a two-way street... Don't expect something for nothing.
Looks like you've made plenty of progress in your mastery of vray. Congrats!
Thanks, Andybot. I should also like to give you the thumbs up
Cos you have helped me alot... not just directly, but indirectly reading other peoples threads who were in need and following your advice. Thanks
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@maeglin1 said:
@jonfar said:
very nice render
have you worked with VRay for Sketchup before that?
i ask because i am learning VRay4Skup, and before that i tried VRay in Cinema 4D and also in 3DS Max (demos), and it seemed waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy harder (to learn AND to work with), so i chose VRay4Skup
do you have the same opinion?
I have spent the last three months learning Vray for SU. Like you I have experiemented with lots of software. Vray for SU is easily the most intuitive
It's easy to be comfortable with Sketchup. I love it. I only discovered it a few years ago and I have not looked back. But, the whole professional system demands 3Ds Max and since I want to work mainstream in CG I have to go down that road. Talking to architecture students online they say they are force fed 3Ds Max and have to learn it, but they all do their projects in SU and Vray cos it's faster and less hassle.
My advice to you is: HDRi. If you want good renders you have to get good HDRi's and very good materials. I don't like the SU Sun and Sky shadows. It makes the renders look artificial. Also, all my models in the scene are 3Ds Models which tend to be much better detailed and render really nicely. But, they are much more high maintenance and require more patience to manipulate and place.
Yes, the stupid software lock-in! The same with AutoCAD! Yesterday I installed 3ds Max 2015 just to test it - what a bloated and slow program! It takes ages to load, occupies about 600 MB of ram at the start and above all You can't resize the UI font - it is so small and practically unusable!
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@unknownuser said:
Yes, the stupid software lock-in! The same with AutoCAD! Yesterday I installed 3ds Max 2015 just to test it - what a bloated and slow program! It takes ages to load, occupies about 600 MB of ram at the start and above all You can't resize the UI font - it is so small and practically unusable!
Try change the Max console from dark grey to light grey. Makes a big difference on readability. I really like the dark grey, its like Photoshop, but it's more difficult to read text and see the buttons.
Yes, start up is painfully slow, but software companies are assuming we have Flash memory (or SSD) or working towards it...cos to be honest, HD's are so yesterday. I have a hard-drive but hope to get Flash memory with next computer...then start-up will be fast.
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@maeglin1 said:
Thanks, Andybot. I should also like to give you the thumbs up
Cos you have helped me alot... not just directly, but indirectly reading other peoples threads who were in need and following your advice. ThanksYou're welcome!
I'm always learning something new here too.
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Andybot is the best!!!
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