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    • andybotA Offline
      andybot
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      You can also export it at a higher resolution (with anti-aliasing turned off), then use Photoshop or similar to downscale the image. Different scaling algorithms will help mitigate the moire. I think the default bicubic resize works pretty well to do that.

      http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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      • C Offline
        cadmunkey
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        It looks superb!! I cant even see the moire effect on my monitor at all.

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        • BoxB Offline
          Box
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          I can cope alright with the Moire, it's that greasy thumbprint on the manual brake handle of the right hand roller mechanism of the eastern stanchion that is driving me nuts.

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          • pbacotP Offline
            pbacot
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            You sure make SketchUp output look good. IDK how...

            MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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

              +1 on Peter's remark

              Your untouchable for raw SU output.

              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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              • Bob JamesB Offline
                Bob James
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                @box said:

                I can cope alright with the Moire, it's that greasy thumbprint on the manual brake handle of the right hand roller mechanism of the eastern stanchion that is driving me nuts.

                You noticed that, too? I didn't want to be picky, but, you're right, it is annoying on an otherwise fairly decent model ๐Ÿคฃ

                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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                • hellnbakH Offline
                  hellnbak
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                  @roland joseph said:

                  "But my model still looks like crap ๐Ÿ˜ข"
                  WHAT!...I'm still staring at the thing ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                  Thanks, but I only got it about 70% finished before threw in the towel.
                  If you want to see a seriously amazing model of it, check it out here http://www.foundation3d.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9381%26amp;page=8 starting around page 8 or so.
                  His work makes mine look like a tinkertoy. Incredible detail! In fact, I used some of his photos as reference for mine.

                  @andybot said:

                  You can also export it at a higher resolution (with anti-aliasing turned off), then use Photoshop or similar to downscale the image. Different scaling algorithms will help mitigate the moire. I think the default bicubic resize works pretty well to do that.

                  Hmmm... I've never used the export tool, just captured screen shots.
                  Ok, I gave it a try, but could not see any options as far as choosing an export resolution.

                  @cadmunkey said:

                  It looks superb!! I cant even see the moire effect on my monitor at all.

                  Thanks. Can I buy your monitor?

                  @box said:

                  I can cope alright with the Moire, it's that greasy thumbprint on the manual brake handle of the right hand roller mechanism of the eastern stanchion that is driving me nuts.

                  Hey, it took hours to get that greasy thumbprint to look just right!

                  @pbacot said:

                  You sure make SketchUp output look good. IDK how...

                  Just mess around with the shadows is all I do (much easier now with 2015)

                  @rich o brien said:

                  +1 on Peter's remark

                  Your untouchable for raw SU output.

                  Much appreciated, but like I said, I don't do anything special, just try to use the shadows to my advantage.

                  @bob james said:

                  @box said:

                  I can cope alright with the Moire, it's that greasy thumbprint on the manual brake handle of the right hand roller mechanism of the eastern stanchion that is driving me nuts.

                  You noticed that, too? I didn't want to be picky, but, you're right, it is annoying on an otherwise fairly decent model ๐Ÿคฃ

                  Alright, I'll delete the greasy thumbprint before I post the dang thing!
                  Jeez ๐Ÿ˜†

                  "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                  • andybotA Offline
                    andybot
                    last edited by

                    When you select the Export --> 2D graphic, in the bottom right corner is the "options" button. This allows you to set resolution when you uncheck "use view size". The AA checkbox is there too.

                    @hellnbak said:

                    @andybot said:

                    You can also export it at a higher resolution (with anti-aliasing turned off), then use Photoshop or similar to downscale the image. Different scaling algorithms will help mitigate the moire. I think the default bicubic resize works pretty well to do that.

                    Hmmm... I've never used the export tool, just captured screen shots.
                    Ok, I gave it a try, but could not see any options as far as choosing an export resolution.

                    And I can't forget to say how much I enjoy seeing your models posted here

                    http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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                    • hellnbakH Offline
                      hellnbak
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                      @andybot said:

                      When you select the Export --> 2D graphic, in the bottom right corner is the "options" button. This allows you to set resolution when you uncheck "use view size". The AA checkbox is there too.

                      Ok, thanks, I'll give it a try.

                      @andybot said:

                      And I can't forget to say how much I enjoy seeing your models posted here

                      I appreciate those kind words. A lot

                      "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                      • hellnbakH Offline
                        hellnbak
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                        Well, I gave it a try. Exported it at higher resolution with anti-aliasing turned off, and it really looked bad. the fence and tower were all screwed up.....
                        a.png
                        but I tried reducing it in PS anyhow. Tried Bicubic, Bicubic automatic, Bicubic sharper, Biliniar. They all looked even worse
                        a 2.png
                        I appreciate all the help and suggestions but I guess the best I can hope for is just a screenshot. Oh well.

                        "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                        • hellnbakH Offline
                          hellnbak
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                          Problem solved. Chalk it up to my stupidity ๐Ÿ‘Š

                          I've been saving all my models as SU8, just to give me the option of opening them in either 8 or 2015. Well, I accidentally opened the model in 8, and noticed that it looked much better than it did 2015. Got to thinking about that, and went into my Nvidia control panel to see what was what. Apparently I had not included 2015 in the 3D programs for Nvidia.
                          SU8 and 2015 are both named the same, guess I overlooked it.
                          2014-12-09_234328.png
                          I had just rebuilt my computer with a new MB, CPU and graphics card, and there are just so many settings that have to be checked, I blew it.
                          So after I fixed the Nvidia settings to include 2015, the problems pretty much went away.

                          BEFORE
                          2014-12-09_102615.png
                          AFTER
                          2014-12-09_234211.png
                          I apologize for wasting everybody's time.
                          So embarrassed ๐Ÿ˜ณ ๐Ÿ˜ณ

                          "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                          • srxS Offline
                            srx
                            last edited by

                            Your were not wasting MY time. I learned from your case that I can improve SU 2015 display quality trough nVidia control panel! (it lookd to me that, somehow it was not as good as it was in SU 7). So, I raised AA to 8x and it is now much better. What were your settings in nVidia control panel for SU besides the AA? Thanks!

                            www.saurus.rs

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                            • pilouP Offline
                              pilou
                              last edited by

                              Much better, but not perfect! ๐Ÿ˜„

                              Now you can display at the resolution of your second image of the first post or more
                              then reduct it, and all will be normally perfect!
                              Thx Nvidia โ˜€

                              Frenchy Pilou
                              Is beautiful that please without concept!
                              My Little site :)

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                              • andybotA Offline
                                andybot
                                last edited by

                                @hellnbak said:

                                Well, I gave it a try. Exported it at higher resolution with anti-aliasing turned off, and it really looked bad. the fence and tower were all screwed up.....

                                I should have said you need to export at least 4x the desired resolution if you have AA turned off, 6 or 8x is better. (and png format is preferable - jpg has pretty awful compression from SU)
                                Glad you figured out your video card settings, much simpler solution ๐Ÿ˜„

                                http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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