I'm having this strange issue with my model. It seems like Artisan tool is locked so I cannot alter my terrain. But if I open a second SU model, the Artisan tool works perfectly. Did I press something to lock out the Artisan tool?

Nice, looks like a handdrawn drawing and coloured with pencil crayon.

Perhaps reference the door heights, the rail heights, count some bricks? IMHO, if you can model the castle to appear the same, being off a little won't hurt.

Geez, if I could only produce renderings half as good as you. Very Nice! Are the plants inserted within SU then rendered? Or is it a post production? Do you not find it laboring on your computer?

I have spent the past two days learning and playing with importing SU files into 3DS Max to complete the more technical work. I've read some threads from experienced users that they currently work by this workflow. I'm loving SU but like other posters have said, it's a 32bit program and lacks the computation 3DS Max 64bit offers. It's quite frustrating trying to render bump maps, displacements, grass, etc. in one scene within SU.

(I know this is not a 3DS forum, but I'm sure there are a few that can help)

So here's my dilemma, I'm attempting to import a piece of furniture from SU into Max. When it is imported it shows up as a faceted object with over 64000 faces and not smooth like SU. I'm trying to smooth out the object with modifiers but when I do the faces multiply, thus causing my computer to stall. Do I need to do something within SU to lessen the faces? Or is there something in 3DS I'm missing?

Thanks in advance

My brain just exploded. very good work FA

All the rocks and foliage, was that all done within SU? Or did you use another program? I have been researching high and low for good realistic foliage that won't burden the computer. What I've found is Forest Pro or Grow FX but only for 3DS Max.

Hello fellow Sketchers,

I'm just testing my limits when it comes to modeling and came across something I can't figure out. I designed a floor plan and when I render with VRAY in sunlight I have light spilling off interior cut walls? It doesn't look realistic since sunlight cannot enter my windowless powder room.

Is there a way of doing a section cut where the sun ONLY goes through the windows and the artificial lighting lights up the darker spaces? Or is this a photoshop thing?

Hello, this has been baffling me for some time and I'm sure there's a plugin somewhere out there that could make this work.

Is there a way you can change multiple IES lighting power with one click instead of clicking each one and changing them individually?

I was just going to start a thread like this as I am a beginner and would like to know what the experts use on a daily basis.

I don't really have a "top", but here are the plugins I use and work properly.

Soap, Skin and Bubble
Move to Origin
Artisan
Advanced Camera

Thanks Pilou!