hi!

i've noticed that when i zoom out of a drawing the pan/orbit functions start to lag. it doesn't seem to matter how much geometry there is; i can work without issue on a complex model up close, but if i zoom out on something simple (like a couple of rectangles) i start getting lag when i do big sweeping orbits.

any ideas?

@jiminy-billy-bob said:

why in god's name do you still have an older version than IE9

i don't use internet explorer like 99% of the rest of the world, so i never got around to updating it

the only people who use ie are old people with dementia and communists

why in god's name is the setup file asking me to have internet explorer 9 installed

i'm interested in something like this. i'll give it a shot asap and get back to you with any feedback i have!

hopefully this is a related post...

here are some presentation drawings from william o'brien jr, an architect whose work i admire. i was wondering if anyone could tell me what program is used for these drawings? they're very soft and almost cartoonish (in my opinion), so i was wondering if maybe it was a combination of sketchup and photoshop? yes? no?

thank you!

hi!

i want to try to do some stuff like this:

http://protohouse.tumblr.com/

what plugins should i get? is there an easy way to sort of 3d design these organic shapes? i was thinking maybe some combination of 'draw on surface' tools (freehand drawing on a sphere, for example), and then the follow me tool over the lines to give it the desired thickness?

any other suggestions?

thanks!

what style did you use for your details? (4th and 5th picture specifically!)

this is the first thing I've posted to the gallery - i've seen a LOT of better/nicer images here, but you got to start somewhere.

basically i did everything in sketchup, then i hit the 'R' button in vray and didn't change any settings, and then in photoshop i added the grass and the sky. i'm not great in any of these programs, but i'm trying to get better. if anyone has any tips/suggestions i'd appreciated them.

thanks!

hi!

i have a section of a building i did in sketchup.. it's a little messy but when you look at it in parallel projection/elevation everything lines up and i'm happy with it.

so i imported it into layout, and it still looks fine. and then i exported to PDF and now all the trees that were behind the model are suddenly in front of it?

any suggestions?!

hi!

i realize this is sort of a subjective subject, but could you mark maybe the top 20 'most used' or most useful plugins? i don't mean to demean anyone's efforts here, i'm sure they are all very good, but it would be a big help to me if i knew which ones are useful for almost everybody!