Howdy,
This is a model that I rendered back in 2009 in SU and Kerkythea. Fast forward to 2024 and here's a re-render and re-work using D5 Render. Foggy, dark and moody. I could keep working on this forever but sometimes good enough is just good enough. I have dozens of these models that I did for Chalet Colorado.
Looks fine to me. Only post processing was some cloning for the foam along the left side.
Decided to play with a stream topo using Vertex Tools and came up with a composition to experiment with in D5 with various elements.
Joe, OK, but make sure and get it replaced since you paid for it.
Joe, I built my own desktop and had a few hair raising issues along the way.
I don't know how to check for PSU wattage other than a physical inspection or maybe your computer documentation. It could be a faulty PSU or not enough power. I recommend a minimum of 750 watts.
I was thinking it could be a faulty GPU in either the processors, chip, or even thermal paste issues. You can check temperature with MSI Afterburner which you can find on the internet. Just use it for reading the GPU temperature and avoid it for overclocking.
I've had driver issues with my RTX 3060 but that usually just involved the screen going black for a second and re-setting. I typically uninstall the Nvidia Driver direct from Windows and then use Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) in Safe Mode to uninstall the drivers. Make sure to check "Prevent download of drivers..." at the very bottom under options. I only install the display driver from Nvidia since I don't need the rest.
It doesn't sound like a driver issue. Something is likely wrong with the GPU itself. It's like winning the lottery only a bad one. Reinstalling the OS for this issue was unnecessary.
Thanks guys.
You'll need:
Sandbox Tools
Vertex Tools
Fredo Curviloft
Align Ends
Fredo Thru Paint
Quadface Tools to add more loops. Optional.
Profile Builder 3 for guardrails. Optional.
Sandbox tools is default SU. I just used SU arcs for the roadway plan.
If you're interesed in D5 you should be able to do something similar with their free version.
I'm going to put together a narrative as soon as I can for what I did.
What's the wattage on your power supply?
@mike amos said:
So cool, frozen mate.
Thanks Mike. Saved me from doing 100 entry inputs on Blender. I really wanted to get this down for once.
Finally honed down a process for creating quads on a roadway surface on terrain in Sketchup. It mostly involved Vertex Tools, Fredo’s Curviloft and Thrupaint.
The terrain is just a random surface I created with SU’s native tools and Smoove. It’s a variation on what I learned from a video by 3D Artistree on Youtube.
Mostly involved SU work and I hope I can remember every step I used.
This is a D5 Render.
Majid,
Doing renders. From my own personal experience.
Thanks Mike.
Change of mood here with all white building. Easily changed of course. Fits the tropics. Might look like a Florida condo. The pic with the horizontal slats is for bird impact prevention.
@pilou said:
Why i have not more this lovely interface ?
I have now only this small one! (4 icons) against 5 & PopUp...It's yet fabulous!
I'm getting the same but then again it's a 14 year old plugin. Works nice.
Thanks Bryan. Trying to expand my horizon beyond my work in regular architecture that never makes it to ARCHITECTURAL RECORD. 
14 years later I discover Bezier Surface. What a great plugin. Working in SU 2022 Pro.
That's unfortunate. Twilight was my second start with rendering after Kerkythea. It was an affordable option. Rendering software today is very competitive.
Thanks Bryan.
I started roughing in some lobby interior furniture.
The wavy wall treatment is done with nz_Ripple and Slicer.
TIG's obj importer was importing but it has over 3.6 million lines. Taking a while and when I change tasks it locks up. Easier to use Transmutr. The importer I mentioned before was the Quadface tools importer which doesn't work.
Mike,
The obj file import into SU 2022 locks up SU. Both work using Transmutr.
