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    • jo-keJ Offline
      jo-ke
      last edited by jo-ke

      I think the complete workflow will change.

      this took me less than one minute... look at the consistance of the details of my model!!

      Prompt: "Generate an image of a tramway, driving on tracks in a landscape between Mannheim and Heidelberg in Germany, keep geometrie"

      SU to nano banana:

      oeg082b.jpg

      Generated Image September 05, 2025 - 3_58PM.jpeg

      http://www.zz7.de

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

        Have you tried motion blur prompts or adding seated passengers?

        Maybe a prompt to add very subtle weathering to the model.

        The shadowing across the grass is very good as is the AO between tracks and train.

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

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        • jo-keJ Offline
          jo-ke @Rich O Brien
          last edited by

          @Rich-O-Brien Here are your people....

          Generated Image September 05, 2025 - 4_17PM.jpeg

          http://www.zz7.de

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          • jo-keJ Offline
            jo-ke
            last edited by

            and another one....

            "Generate an image of a tramway, driving on tracks in Weinheim in Germany, keep geometrie"

            oeg115.jpg

            Generated Image September 05, 2025 - 4_14PM.jpg

            http://www.zz7.de

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

              That's very convincing. Even the fresnel effect looks good.

              Doesn't look like a render and to be honest if you said it was a photo I wouldn't 2nd guess it.

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

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              • Mike AmosM Offline
                Mike Amos
                last edited by

                Perfect, imho anyway.

                Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                  kicik900 Newcomers @jo-ke
                  last edited by

                  @jo-ke

                  Hi everyone! πŸ‘‹
                  I’m new here, so first of all, greetings to all of you. 😊
                  I’d like to ask if it’s possible to get or purchase a 3D model of the DΓΌwag GT8 tram.
                  I’ve seen some amazing work by one of the users here who creates 3D tram models, so I thought this would be the best place to ask.
                  I’m specifically looking for this model for visualization purposes.

                  Thanks in advance for any info!

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                  • jo-keJ Offline
                    jo-ke
                    last edited by

                    unfortunately I am not selling the file.

                    http://www.zz7.de

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                    • jo-keJ Offline
                      jo-ke
                      last edited by jo-ke

                      I took this old photo of an old tramway:

                      2025-10-11 08.28.30.jpg

                      In Nano Banana I colorized the picture:

                      2025-10-11 08.31.26.jpg

                      a small video with Grok:

                      Just a moment...

                      favicon

                      (grok.com)

                      the I took it to meshy.ai to make a 3D Model and uploaded it to Sketchfab:

                      https://skfb.ly/pBZwo

                      download to sketchup

                      su-falkenried-meshy.jpg

                      and rendered it in SU diffusion: (not satisfied)

                      falkenried-meshy.png

                      nano banana:

                      Generated Image October 12, 2025 - 11_59PM.png

                      grok video:

                      Just a moment...

                      favicon

                      (grok.com)

                      http://www.zz7.de

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                      • Mike AmosM Offline
                        Mike Amos
                        last edited by

                        I raise my hat to you, magic.

                        Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                        • jo-keJ Offline
                          jo-ke
                          last edited by

                          Generated Image October 15, 2025 - 12_17AM.png

                          http://www.zz7.de

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                          • jo-keJ Offline
                            jo-ke
                            last edited by

                            and a video:

                            Just a moment...

                            favicon

                            (grok.com)

                            http://www.zz7.de

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                            • jo-keJ Offline
                              jo-ke
                              last edited by

                              fortunately it is going on here. The Sketchupmodel as a 3D Print.

                              2025-12-02 11.07.48.jpg

                              http://www.zz7.de

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                              • jo-keJ Offline
                                jo-ke
                                last edited by

                                the city of Mannheim in 1905

                                su and Nano banana

                                Generated Image September 07, 2025 - 11_39PMppst.jpg

                                http://www.zz7.de

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                                • jo-keJ Offline
                                  jo-ke
                                  last edited by

                                  I am starting a new project of a former Building of my city.

                                  tortenschachtel-001.jpg

                                  http://www.zz7.de

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                                  • jo-keJ Offline
                                    jo-ke
                                    last edited by

                                    nano banana and grok:

                                    tortenschachtel-002.jpg

                                    Generated Image January 18, 2026 - 2_14AMpp.png

                                    Just a moment...

                                    favicon

                                    (grok.com)

                                    http://www.zz7.de

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                                    • ntxdaveN Offline
                                      ntxdave
                                      last edited by

                                      Dry nice work. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

                                      I would like to be able to do something like this,

                                      Press F1...thank me later

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                                      • HornOxxH Offline
                                        HornOxx
                                        last edited by

                                        Great!

                                        never trust a skinny cook

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                                        • jo-keJ Offline
                                          jo-ke
                                          last edited by jo-ke

                                          thank you. I am glad you like it.

                                          and a dayshot:

                                          Generated Image January 18, 2026 - 2_50PMpp.png

                                          su view:

                                          tortenschachtel-003.jpg

                                          real photo:

                                          1041855814-tortenschachtel-berliner-platz-ludwigshafen-abriss-NFa6.jpg

                                          http://www.zz7.de

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                                          • jo-keJ Offline
                                            jo-ke
                                            last edited by jo-ke

                                            different perspective in winter

                                            Generated Image January 18, 2026 - 3_38PMpp.png

                                            tortenschachtel-005.jpg

                                            http://www.zz7.de

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