Hey guys,
I have been working on an open source game called Bio-Soldier recently, and have been doing some of the basic modeling in Sketchup. Below are some Kerkythea renders of the 'sentry' a robotic turret. I am looking for feedback, what are your suggestions on how I can improve the model to look more realistic? The model can be downloaded below.
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Wait a second David, there's a glassblowing Sketchup plugin? Where can I get it? Is it at the ruby Depot?
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Ahhh....so this place is just for fun. Good call. Sorry about that.
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Hmmmm......it could be that your model was too high-poly and google changed it.
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Huh....I use an emulated graphics card and don't have that problem.
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I have had similar problems in the past few days....but I have no solution as of yet.
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Hmmm........Any details on your computers capabilities would be helpful (RAM, graphics, ETC)
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Good point again, Alan.
Ahhh...I understand now. Sorry about that.
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Ahhh......Good call Alan, I hadn't thought of that. So basically the importer bases the location of the individual groups/objects on where the axis say the mesh was originally created?
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@alan fraser said:
if Google wasn't so perverse we wouldn't need to get rid of that bloody pencil. Early versions didn't have it and I can't think of a single other 3D app that thinks it's a good idea....with good reason. It's like starting a racing game, sitting on the grid...already in top gear. I tend to start with the rectangle or circle far more often than the Line tool...just to give myself a surface to hover the cursor over.
While the pencil may not be very useful for starting a model, it makes a lot of stuff way easier later on. I think that Google's view is that it is better to have an extra tool that half the SU users don't use than to make the program more convenient for a few people while reducing productivity in others. While I used to use the pencil more often than I do now, I still believe that it is a useful tool.
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I don't know.........When I export from NIF Skope is does the same thing (.OBJ) so either a bunch of programs and exporters all have the same problem or something within the Sketchup importer is messed up. I'll let you know....
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@kmead said:
Honestly I find it the least reliable of all iterations. I have minimized the number of rbs and it still crashes multiple times a day, for no good reason in most cases ie open a file, spinning wheel of death and it crashes to desk top.
Its still better than the alternatives.
You mean Sketchup 8? I have heard several people say that......although it works great on my computer.
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Currently 8 is the most stable, at least, in my experience. The toolbar problem can be caused by a lot of different things. Basically, I used to have that problem in 7.6, but not in 8. Sorry, that wasn't to much help.
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I have that problem a lot as well, but have yet to find a solution. OBJ. and 3DS. files tend to become offset and out of place when imported (sometimes textures also disappear).
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