@tig said:

There's already a tool to change units 'on the fly' by a simple toolbar button press.
Toggle Units v2.11 by Matt666
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=81391#p81391
You click the appropriate button to change the SKP's units, you can also change 'accuracy' +/- etc
Thereafter the model's displayed units are as you last set them.
There's also an option to choose which of all of the possible unit toggles go onto the toolbar...

I will definitely check that out. Thanks a lot!

I'm not kidding.
I model on the spot with someone always behind me asking for the measurements of "this and that", constantly switching between millimeters, decimal inches, and fraction inches. It would be nice to save the couple of seconds of having to go into the model info and change the units by having them right there.

I'd love to see a little window (either as a separate window or integrated into the toolbar somehow) which display units in millimeters, decimal inches, and fraction inches whenever you draw something.
Anything like this out there?

Jesus...

Awesome, awesome work.

Thank you very much.

@earthmover said:

Stunning. Best thing I've seen in a long time. The modeling is just...WOW. Did you use CRF for the close up renders....if so which one?

I hate to say this, but you're going to have to tell me what CRF is.

Thanks!
This was rendered in Thea.

Been away from modeling/rendering too long.

I decided to model the Acer Aspire 5820T, but to be honest, I skipped out on one side and the bottom of the laptop (don't tell anyone).
I think I'll finish the model eventually, but for now, here it is.

Thanks a lot for the comments.
I haven't tried out Vray, but I can tell you that Thea is fast.

No bloom was added in Thea. Only photoshop.

Thanks a lot guys.
D-space, the bloom in this one was set up using photoshop. It was actually achieved using

• the method for traditional photoshop bloom (duplicating, blurring and screening the original layer (bloom layer was at about 25 percent opacity)
• artificial depth of field
• a raised exposure offset and gamma correction
• and a vertical grain filter (intensity and contrast very low (grain layer at about 50 percent)
  The "traditional photoshop bloom" layer was a small contributor to the bloom effect in this image. I wish I could post the specific settings, but I didn't save them.

Thanks for the comments.