updated to v6

@unknownuser said:

Same in V6 ? (Save as)

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Im running into a problem here, just cant get it right, tried soap bubble, and subdevide and smooth but no joy, anyone wanna give it a try and help me out here

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Here is a great and simple tutorial to create wings in SU using a texture created in Gimp, i enjoyed this tutorial
[flash=600,370:3tqxwuy2]http://www.youtube.com/v/1csevJFZjBc[/flash:3tqxwuy2]

Heres the main link to tutorials for gimp, read it learn it and if you struggle with it in relation to SU post here for help

GIMP - Community Tutorials

The community tutorials page.

(www.gimp.org)

Ok im setting this trend up not just for myself but for those who would like to edit and create textures in Gimp.
Also for help in areas of difficulty using Gimp for SU projects.

Im new to Gimp myself and im struggling with it and find what should be easy, very time consuming, i find myself learning from trial and error mostly, but learning Gimp is a must for most of my work needs unique textures created to finish them.

1.So to the point, can anyone suggest tutorials on the web which they found effective for editing and creating textures.
2.Tips and tricks for using Gimp
3.Add a workflow they use using SU and Gimp
4.Or add anything you find that may help others and introduce us to new technics which maybe new to everyone else, been creative or not.

Thank you for reading, hope this trend helps me and others, enjoy

I dont understand why the video snt showing, it doesnt show on my laptop either, but it shows on my iphone just fine, heres a link to the video

@sh00ks said:

What an awesome job!

I heard this techique/rigging wasn't possible in SU, but once again someone proofed otherwise!

Keep up the great work!

PS: can't see ur last picture/movie from your last post. Don't know if its me/my pc or that there is an error or something with it?

That's strange, I'm on my iPhone and it works, I'll have a look at it later once I get in front of my laptop, cheers for the comment

My heart was in my mouth when I saw this, you got me good

@michaliszissiou

I just spent the last few hrs reading your SU/BLENDER workflow, fantastic, i even tested it and i had unbelievable results, its like the missing link iv being in search for, this is simply brilliant, cheers for the workflow

@unknownuser said:

Setting aside the fact that it would be easier to create the models yourself (factoring in the corrections you would usually need to make) don't you think that's a form of theft?

I totally agree, but bare in mind Hieru he hasn't said he's selling them, but selling models created by someone else is in my mind a form of theft, it happens, iv read on the forums some models sold are resold on other sites by the buyer, it's an issue that needs to be addreassed,google warehouse models have being found for sale also, it happens I would only sell what I create myself.

@fuzzion

@unknownuser said:

I take models for free from SU warehouse. Then use TGI3d upsample plugin to make them ultra high quality models. Im a Cheapo

Are you selling these models? I hope not...

@Massimo you are a legend, fastest reply iv ever had

Ah yes heres the background image i was referring to

Heres an update to the interior, its a slow process but very enjoyable, this is the top deck, once finished it will have 2 decks and a cargohold for shuttle, its going to be a long time before i get this finished and Marion was right, what a headache, I had more done but had to delete some parts and redo to get it just right, next ill be working on the bridge, so any suggestions for a bridge would be great...

m looking into trying out roadkill but i cant figure out which download link i should download, can someone point me in the right direction please

@unknownuser said:

Shame on you if not already tried it

Iv used it on many occasions, fantastic plugin, iv noticed on turbosquid some models have more than 1 format, dae, 3DS, OBJ and many others, is this the way to go, convert your models to as many formats as you can before placing a model on an asset store?

And if I mention a model was created using SU does this lose customers, all SU models on turbosquid don't seem to be getting much ratings, to be honest tho the SU models don't do SU any justice either on tyrbosquid, and there are not many on display, are most SU modellers on asset stores denying that their models were created in SU?

Also featured members claim to be making a living on their assets via turbosquid and on other sites, is this really the case or just a myth?

This printer is in the gadget section of FOCUS July edition

IOS

The sketchup show

€2.39

Sketchup training app

Ok I didn't know this was an app until this morning so I'm assuming it's new to the app store all tho the tuts and instructions have being available online for quite some time, I didn't download the app so I can't review it but I have learnt from these videos when I first started using SU so I would recommend it for beginners for sure, iv typed sketchup into the app store before and this never appeared so correct me if I'm wrong that all tho the vids and tuts are old, the app is new

Iv built up a library of models in SU from projects i put on hold, projects I lost interest in and finished projects, but iv no more use for them, I never open them anymore so now I feel it's time to part with them, so I ventured off and looked at the usual sites were assets could be sold, but and there is a but, on these model selling sites there doesn't seem to be many SU models, now this surprised me as iv seen some posts here on SCF of certin models which the modeller says I'm going to sell it on beep beep beep and beep beep beep, and there are no traces of these models in the SU search on these sites, are my missing something here, do SU models not sell, or do modellers change the format of the model to .OBj or .FBX and so on so that the model doesn't appear as a .dae which would opt out of the SU searches?

Iv never tried until now to sell my models but is there a guild to even prepare your model to sell it, for example should I change the format from .dae to another format or leave it, i would like to know how exactly I should prepare a model for selling, how should I present my model and what to are the does and donts.

Maybe someone who has sold models via model asset stores could share some tips and help others to be more prepared, like myself....

@marian said:

That's pretty cool.

Thanks Marian, after admiring your work I must admit it did inspire me, iv being enjoying this project because you really can think outside the box when doing starship design as there is no set rules, but saying that a lot of taught has to go into the interior, iv already made a mistake, for example iv the astronauts in a weightless environment but yet I made beds flat like you would use at home, in a weightless environment beds are different to our usual, in the modern space age we see this, so some rules apply, but it's exciting to work on this project