Amazing

Hi Solo,
When I saw your SW models I decided to buy some blueprints...
I was wondering which blueprints are you using?

I like the building, glass looks fine, first plan grass really good...
I would tweak:

1. Trees to the right - you can see the repetitiveness, I would add shadow from the trunk
2. Tall grass - too strong for me, and you can see the repetitiveness
3. Wooden Screen - variation of wood texture for each slat would be appreciated

Have you tried:

• attdel2.lsp
• PURGE-ATTRIBS.LSP
  Can you post the skp/dwg file or something similar?

1. I had a similar problem when tried to model solar system in SU...
   All planets are so far apart that SU started to go crazy - never managed to finish

2. Last week I copied and pasted a Group and realized that after pasting I moved by a fraction... The move was so small that I couldn't even measure or see but, after exploding I could delete overlapping faces as separate elements.
   SU didn't like it and crashed few times before I started to inspect the faces.

I also use ThomThom's solid inspector.

Have you tried to split your DWG to few smaller drawings and import them one after another to SU with 'Preserve drawing origin' ticked?
File -> Import -> Options

Hi Guys,

I was passing bay and thought that I will share something interesting with you...
Have a look at SoftCAD.3D launched in 1997

I used to do all my uni 3D projects in it and many 3D visuals for my clients.
At the same time I worked for a company called SoftARCH which was the dealer of SoftCAD.3D and ArchiTECH.PC (people who used to be involved in ArchiCAD by Graphisoft).

I still have my SoftCAD.3D, English Lite Version 1.16 (FREE Version)
It has:

• Terrain Tool
• Object Tool
• Library Tool
• Geometry Tool
• Scene Tool
• 2D/3D Positioning
• Textures Tool
• Rendering engine with raytracing
• Animation
• Light sources
• Sun position
• DXF import/export (DWG import/export in PRO version)

Still works under Windows XP.

Few print screens below...
Pretty advanced...
Any similarities with SketchUp?

I will try to publish some renderings going back to 1997-2000 - all done in SoftCAD.3D

Hi AndyG,
We are using BiMUp 5D.
The model has to be organised using Components and Groups and you will be able to extract quite a lot of info.

I like my beginner level.

Thomas, I've seen your update on LinkedIn and was passing by SUF to say Congrats.