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    Rayscaper, My trip down the road to adjumacation.

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    • Mike AmosM Offline
      Mike Amos @Mike Amos
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      Further on, different view. I have managed to return the walls to the previous material.6 4m 49s GPU.png

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      • Bryan KB Offline
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        Wow! That is well done!

        See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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        • Mike AmosM Offline
          Mike Amos @Bryan K
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          @Bryan-K

          Thanks mate, some mat changes and a better hdr for the scene will help.

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          • pixelcruncherP Offline
            pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Mike Amos
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            @Mike-Amos Very well done. I'm pleased to see you are getting good results.

            I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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            • pixelcruncherP Offline
              pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Mike Amos
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              The monitor is set at 2560 x 1330 at the moment. Good enough for most tasks.

              Do you also use display scaling, or is it at 100%? Also, do other applications behave well? A screenshot might help us see how it compares to other applications.

              I am getting to grips with Rayscaper, it's taking a bit of adjustment from the ol' noggin but getting there bit by bit. Well worth the time tbh.

              Great to hear!

              Something that might help the screen issue I feel is in the way would be on demand dialogue boxes to reduce screen 'clutter'.

              In the latest release, I'm trying to hide more things, especially if they are not enabled. But can I hide even more things? Is there any screen in particular that is bothering you?

              Cheers,
              Thomas

              I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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              • Mike AmosM Offline
                Mike Amos @pixelcruncher
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                @pixelcruncher

                Nothing actually 'bothers' me, the screen is reminiscent of Maxwell in most respects.

                The hdri/texture corner is both bigger than it need to be while being too small to show much in the way of detail of the different options.

                When it comes to it, the single screen thing is getting old but I am looking into that but clearing screen clutter when elements are not requirted would be very helpful.

                Undocking these different parts of the Rayscaper window an placing them on =the second or third monitor would enable much more clarity for the render window itself. IMOHO, of course.

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                • Mike AmosM Offline
                  Mike Amos @Mike Amos
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                  @Mike-Amos

                  Movement.

                  Lost the last render. Phoo-ee.7 19m 23s GPU.png

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                  • Mike AmosM Offline
                    Mike Amos @Mike Amos
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                    Next.8 22m 45s GPU I.jpg

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                    • Mike AmosM Offline
                      Mike Amos @Mike Amos
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                      @Mike-Amos

                      Any thoughts folks?

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                      • pixelcruncherP Offline
                        pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Mike Amos
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                        @Mike-Amos

                        Take my opinion with a grain of salt. I'm a developer, not an artist...

                        I like the interior very much; it is very realistic and uses materials well. But I find the combo of the HDR and the glass in the front door weird. It's as if the house stands in the middle of the lake.

                        Cheers,
                        Thomas

                        I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                        • pixelcruncherP Offline
                          pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Mike Amos
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                          @Mike-Amos said in Rayscaper, My trip down the road to adjumacation.:

                          @pixelcruncher

                          Nothing actually 'bothers' me, the screen is reminiscent of Maxwell in most respects.

                          That's an interesting observation; I've never used Maxell before ๐Ÿ™‚

                          The hdri/texture corner is both bigger than it need to be while being too small to show much in the way of detail of the different options.

                          Would clearer tabs help here? Or tabs at the top instead of sideways?

                          When it comes to it, the single screen thing is getting old but I am looking into that but clearing screen clutter when elements are not requirted would be very helpful.

                          Undocking these different parts of the Rayscaper window an placing them on =the second or third monitor would enable much more clarity for the render window itself. IMOHO, of course.

                          I plan to do docking/undocking, but it's a bit of work because the user interface library I am using does not support it.

                          I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                          • Mike AmosM Offline
                            Mike Amos @pixelcruncher
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                            @pixelcruncher

                            For some reason the mirror is not reflecting, suitably set up in Rayscaper, just not apparent in the render.9 17m 52s.jpg

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                            • Rich O BrienR Offline
                              Rich O Brien Moderator @Mike Amos
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                              @Mike-Amos said in Rayscaper, My trip down the road to adjumacation.:

                              For some reason the mirror is not reflecting, suitably set up in Rayscaper, just not apparent in the render

                              What render method are you using?

                              c96a5690-a255-4bf6-a6a8-6c9974a65f49-image.png

                              Could it be the Max Depth for Approx GI need increasing if you are using Approx GI?

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                              • pixelcruncherP Offline
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                                Hey @Mike-Amos

                                Did what @Rich-O-Brien work? If the depth is insufficient, the render engine will cut paths short before reaching a light source, and the mirror will be black.

                                How are you creating a mirror? Using the simple mirror material or something else?

                                21ea45b6-3cab-42d7-8d33-0138eeb985e6-image.png

                                You can pack up the whole scene and send it my way (via the Create Archive option). Then I can have a look.

                                89690c6a-5330-4a0a-87a0-fe712fb32209-image.png

                                Cheers,
                                Thomas

                                I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                • Mike AmosM Offline
                                  Mike Amos @pixelcruncher
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                                  @pixelcruncher

                                  I tried all that, pretty Elf explanatory tbh.

                                  Nada.

                                  I shall try to pm the archive file.

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                                  • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                    pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Mike Amos
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                                    @Mike-Amos Yup, send it my way. I will have a look.

                                    I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                    • Mike AmosM Offline
                                      Mike Amos @pixelcruncher
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                                      @pixelcruncher

                                      Via email.

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                                      • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                        pixelcruncher Extension Creator
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                                        @Mike-Amos Thanks for the scene. That was helpful.

                                        The problem is that the color of the mirror is black, so it won't reflect anything:

                                        SketchUp_zEnXIkg8Pa.png

                                        Setting the color to white (or anything non-black) will result in a mirror:

                                        0f4b00ce-77fd-4653-b199-093fdda9a32e-image.png

                                        Sorry, I butchered your camera setup to make it more evident that the mirror works now.

                                        Cheers,
                                        Thomas

                                        I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                        • Mike AmosM Offline
                                          Mike Amos @pixelcruncher
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                                          @pixelcruncher

                                          Thanks, I guess the 'problem' is that the render engines I have used preferred black as the colur in Sketchup.

                                          I just defaulted to this from habit.

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                                          • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                            pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Mike Amos
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                                            @Mike-Amos said in Rayscaper, My trip down the road to adjumacation.:

                                            @pixelcruncher

                                            Thanks, I guess the 'problem' is that the render engines I have used preferred black as the colur in Sketchup.

                                            I just defaulted to this from habit.

                                            No worries, I'm glad we got it sorted!

                                            I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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