Some more renderings.
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Posts made by Gus R
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RE: Contemporary Home
Thanks Bryan. I never have a chance to do architecture like this for work. Getting rendering works seems to be next to impossible if they're not being cheap and think a couple of hundred bucks is adequate compensation. Maybe I need an agent.
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RE: Batch conversion from jpg to PNG
I've used the Batch Image Manipulation Plugin with Gimp and it works pretty fast and uses folders. Didn't use it for alpha channels.
This is the link for BIMP: https://alessandrofrancesconi.it/projects/bimp/
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RE: Single Family Addition and Remodel
Thanks all. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask.
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Single Family Addition and Remodel
Modeled in Sketchup Pro 2022 and rendered in D5 render.
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RE: FlexTools Updates
@halroach said:
Update your FlexTools!
- Up to 3X faster performance of Flex components
- Updated Spanish translations - (Special thanks to Rafael Teresa for the hard work!)
- Updated door component (See the release notes).
(FlexTools Extension v2.13.0)
(FlexPack Pro v1.37.3)See here how to update.
Finally re-upped my Flex Tools subscription with the Black Friday discount. My rendering work input is slow.
Any chance we can get exterior window trim options for the windows? That would be really handy.
- Up to 3X faster performance of Flex components
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RE: Import an image - export it to .dxf
While not related you can trace (Path: Trace Bitmap) an image file using Inkscape and then export it as an svg which can then be imported to Sketchup. Then you can export it as a dxf file.
Quality of the import will depend on the quality of the original image. I attached a sample skp file to see what you can accomplish with Inkscape and Sketchup.
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RE: EMD SD45 - Union Pacific
This is the shutter and grille assembly. The shutters control airflow for air cooling. They're normally open. The inner grille goes on all three on each side of the locomotive. Omitted for clarity.
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Blue Moon
Another addition and some quick modeling and rendering in D5 Render which comes with a moon.
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RE: EMD SD45 - Union Pacific
Thanks Dave. Practice, practice, practice. I think in this particular case it helps to be able to visualize distances and think proportionally such as if something is 20 inches long you estimate other parts of an object which may have a diameter of 1 inch. Then if that looks wrong try 1.25 inches, etc. I know in the case of design it's also good to step away from the computer and think about how you'll tackle a project while lying in bed.
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RE: EMD SD45 - Union Pacific
Here's the Prime Manufacturing 920. It's a copy of the Leslie S-3L. It was a lot easier to model than the Nathan P3. The material is "Cast Iron Texture, Raw" from Poliigon.
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RE: EMD SD45 - Union Pacific
Thanks Bryan. It looks more like a polished trumpet right now but that's the fun of rendering. The material is Brushed Brass Metal Texture from Poliigon. I added the scratches in a material layer which if from 4K Imperfections.
I had some of the parts pointing in the wrong direction and fixed that since. It's too detailed to include in the final SD45 model or maybe not since I can always create a Thea proxy. I did the line work for the Nathan logos in Autocad. It wasn't that difficult since it's all straight lines. I'm able to reduce the amount of linework in SU by using Thea's bevel.
Now I'm thinking about modeling a trumpet.
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RE: EMD SD45 - Union Pacific
I've been working on the railroad!
So, back to the SD45. I haven't nailed down the exact horn used by this number and at first I thought it might be the Nathan Chimes P3 but I think it might be a Prime Manufacturing 920. It can also be a Leslie. I started off with the P3 so I thought I'd soldier through it and possibly beyond what's needed for an overall locomotive model. No plans were available so I had to eyeball it with images of the P3 which required a deep search on the internet.
The mounting bracket was a little complicated.
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RE: Upsidedown House
Thanks. This is what the Photo Match looks like with the inverted ground shadow.
I think the upside down blue axis was my first clue. It worked out anyway.
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Upsidedown House
This is a rendering (D5 Render) for the house I mistakenly laid out upsidedown with match photo. Didn't really need a rendering since it was just elevations. The addition is on the right. Didn't take more than a day.