@xrok1 said:

@chango70 said:

Hmmm does anyone know if sketchy physics can help in this situation?

as far as i can see it should try it. did you try chris's script?

Yes but because of the geometry's group box isn't oriented properly it doesn't drop flat.

Hmmm does anyone know if sketchy physics can help in this situation?

I created this object in topmod3d and imported it using obj importer. I need to align this shape to the xy axis as if it have fallen flat on the ground level. What do I do? Do I have to use SketchyPhysics? is that the only way?

Cheers

@eduardonl said:

Thanks for the quick reply Remus!

Would this be any good?

Intel E5200 Core 2 Duo
Geforce 9300 512mb
4096mb / 4GB DDR2 800Mhz
500GB 7200rpm

AMD Phenom X3 8650+
Geforce 8300 HDMI, DVI
4096mb / 4GB DDR2 800Mhz
750GB 7200rpm

Whats your budget?

If you can wait, I'd get the i7 Core mobile CPU laptops coming out later half of this year. The multi-threading almost halves your rendering times. Worth the wait I'd say.

If not I recommend http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk you can build one with 512MB Nvidia 9600M GT graphics card for under £1000 pounds. I have one and the diffault setting makes sketchup lines look super SMOOTH! without anti-aliasing turned on! Incredable for presentations n walkthroughs.

I'd be honest with you PCSpecialist are not really the best quality as mine broke under a year (arguably not their fault as my GPU, the 8600M GT died and if you read internet forums this card is dying at a dispropotionate rate on all manufacturers laptops including Apple) but their service is incredable. They didn't ask any questions had it sent back and upgraded my chasis (Old Chasis had a 8600M GT which died) with new GPU all for free! Sent back to me in a week. So basically I got a free upgrade from them.

The 9600M GT gives amazing default display quality.

Just finished doing up one for my girlfriend. Went a bit crazy with the handle bar. Have to find the time to take some photos.

Hey great models! Decent size too. Keep it up .

@mike lucey said:

Guys,

I recently did a quick comparison between a 17" Dell Precision M6400 and the New 17" MacBook Pro cost wise. The following is how it panned out.

Dell Precision M6400 Covet Mobile Workstation

2.4 Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB,1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
1920x1200 17in Back-Lit Display
200GB SATA Hard Drive
8X DVD+/-RW Drive Slot Load with Optical Media Included
512MB NVIDIA Quadro FX2700M

€ 2,499

MacBook Pro 17"

2.66 Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
1920 x 1200 Glossy Widescreen Display
320GB Drive
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB
Built-in 8-hour battery
AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro (w/or w/o Display)

€2,344

I also advise that more than likely the Dell would be worth €500ish after 2 years (id possible to sell) whereas the Mac could be worth in the region of €1,000 and probably a lot easier to sell to graphic / design students.

I think the demonstrates that Macs are not expensive when compared fairly.

Mike

Well as far as I know Quadro FX 2700M is WAY more expensive then a 9600M GT. Not really a fair comparison really.

WOW

Holy cow that is gorgeous! What did you render it in?

I recently just tried to clone my laptop HD with windows Vista so I can put a bigger drive in it. It turns out to be so much a pain in the ass that I ended just installing the new HD. On Mac it took SuperDuper something like 2 hours to clone the drive and I stuck it in and no sweat... Partitioning in Windows Vista is the same story. I really hope windows 7 sort things out.

Adobe Bridge does a fairly decent job.

My GF bought a Macbook Unibody and she has had a great time using Sketchp at work. Though not as fast as mine with 9600M GT (equivalent to the Macbook Pro Unibody) laptop. I'd say go for it. Be aware that some rubies apparently don't work.

I agree. Just bemoaning how much the Pound have droped in the last half a year. Great work I love them!

@double espresso said:

It doesn't have anything to do with Windows... it's because the kid is Asian.

Huh? I don't get it.

I am a proud PC user that have dabbled with Macs in the past and went back to PC. This stuff makes me wish I hadn't.

Solo thanks for the time n effort. This is definitely better than anything I found on 3D Warehouse. I just wish the conversion rate was better. Used to be £1 = $2 now its £1 = $1.3.

Maybe it would be easier if there is a sub-Forum under Ruby for Toolbar development where this kind of things can be negotiated? Just a thought.

Hey thats great! I have modelled up some furniture n stuff for work that I can't share right now. I'll have to wait for the project to finish. I wish there is a place for QUALITY SU model sharing. There is just so much crap on the 3D Wharehouse right now.

OMG thats gorgeous, reminds me of some madcap Czech animation I saw at a festival.