@thomthom said:

VfSU generates the license file on your computer - you don't have to deal with the file yourself.
Contact authorizations@asgvis for support.

I import the old license file that was sent to me for vray 1.05.30

@thomthom said:

You should only need to enter your registration info.
Not sure what's going on.

What is registration info like serial key or my name and everything

@thomthom said:

That's the one. Choosing that should ask you for your license info.

then i use the old activation key that i had but it doesn't activate saying that there's a failure or something like that.....do i need a new asgvislic license file??

@thomthom said:

You get a window asking for registration info, right?

Yes I do get a window having three options.. i don't remember right now... but maybe they are the following

I have a standalone license server
I have a commercial license
I wish to demo this product..

@thomthom said:

Bean of light going through smoke?
Unfortunately there is no atmospheric system in VfSU - so you have to fake it.But if the beam of light is solid you could use an emissive material.You have an example reference photo of the effect you want to achieve?

There's a video on youtube of Pink Floyd's concert... these guys are known for breathtaking lighting in their concerts.. here's the link...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww7UecA3pac

@thomthom said:

You need to add a nearly black material to the box under the water. Because right now you are seeing the blue colour of the backfaces.And the effect will be better if you increase the size of the texture. Look at my model - see how much larger it is than in yours.You can also increase the multiplier for the bumpmap to increase the effect.

Still i haven't been able to get that sparkling effect as yours thomthom...

how can i increase the size....in the material library of sketchup i.e. the "In Model" tab or the material editor.. please show screenshots..and..how can i increase the multiplier??

One more question... if i'm modeling a project in sketchup that needs to be vrayed later on..will i be able to apply bumps later on ..i.e. if i keep on applying materials using the paintbucket tool[coz that's faster than applying using vray material editor] will i be able to add special effects to the materials. And .. once the material has been applied to an object that has bumps, specularity to it.. does eydropper paintbucket function apply to it?? i.e. we hold the alt button to match the material properties and add the material to another object... will i be able to do so... or is it better to first apply all the materials and vray render them when the project is complete??.......

@thomthom said:

hm... kind of looks like the diffuse is still visible...

Can you post that scene here?

sure here it is....

If i make the diffuse transparent this is what happens. I'm using vray 1.05.30 by the way and sketchup pro 7.1

Water try.skp

the above image is the one that i did using your method... there's the absence of that sparkling effect that you were able to obtained ...anyway here's another try. the cylinder that you're seeing was below the water face...

Hello vray gurus... I'm using vray 1.05.30.. is there a way to create lasers in sketchup??... was watching Pink Floyd pulse tour and was the laser effects in their concerts were really breathtaking.....

@thomthom said:

You're nearly there.

1. Make the diffuse layer 100% transparent.
2. Add the bump map included in the zip file.

I did both of the things that you've mentioned earlier too.. but the result was really ugly..

@thomthom said:

Re-entering your license info should work though. If that doesn't work you need to ask ASGVis.

i just import the asgvlic file ... what is the information to be entered??

alrighty.....i uninstalled the previous vray version. the installation of 1.48.66 went smooth....but vray did not detect my existing license and is still asking for one.....if i load the old license it doesn't detect it.... please help

this is what i get in vray 1.05.30. I'm able to get the reflection of the building but still the water is looking really ugly... A screenshot step by step tutorial would be really useful for vray novices like me..

@thomthom said:

No backwards compatibility save I'm afraid.

can you make any plugin for this??

is it possible to incorporate all the hacks explained in the pdf in a ruby plugin?? i'm really looking forward to it...

@chris fullmer said:

Yes, there definitely is. How would you choose what faces to scale? Is it always straight upwards?

actually not always but in a particular direction... lets say along green, blue or red axis.. any one of them.. can you please reveal the name of the plugin... ?? This is becoming a suspense story now....

@tig said:

My scale2face script is here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=173374#p173374

Thanks TIG for the plugin.. scaling to a target is really good .. is there a way to push/pull faces to a target??

@thomthom said:

@arjunmax09 said:

Thanks thomthom..i'm using vray 1.05.30... will it work with it??

You won't be able to use the materials I made.
But I included a pdf file that explains what I did to set up the water material. Everything else is default settings.

is there a method in vray that a model can be saved to an earlier version.??. like in sketchup we can save the model to an older version upto 4 i guess...

Thanks thomthom..i'm using vray 1.05.30... will it work with it??

@xrok1 said:

why all at the same time when you could do one by one?

to save time if there are many faces like that .. it will definitely save a lot of time..

Hello everyone.. Is there a trick or a plugin for sketchup that allows to pull multiple faces at a desired level??. These faces are at different heights.