soooo - i'm not getting this.

i created an infinite plane - applied my texture to the infinite plane. hit render - nothing.

andy - can you explain the 8"=.125 ?

thanks

sorry for the late response. actually - the wooden model walking is the only 3d element. the remainder is an hdri. the slight shadow beneath the model was post via photoshop.

just tooling with hdri's on a friday night

Not even remotely sure where this idea began!

Nvil, also known as VoidWorld looks interesting - anyone use this yet?

oh and hey - i'm sure there's going to be the obvious reply that sketchup 'is' that software. maybe in being more honest - low poly isn't entirely my goal - just a cost benefit i thought.

affordable sculpting package then?

i've been modeling some stage setups and have been using '3d people' as props. there have been some scenarios in which i wish i could slightly alter the rigging of the people props.

then it occurred to me - is there a software program out there at reasonable cost where you could model, adjust as needed and export back to sketchup? lo-poly is okay with me - assuming it will probably be more affordable.

thanks in advance!

jon

oh and regarding the spheres. my approach would be to increase the number of segments when creating your sphere - providing a smoother surface. an arc with about 48 segments is what i generally use for a fairly adequate smooth surface. hope that helps!

alright. some minor clarification.

panixia - i'm trying to understand 0,01 values. is that referring to (0 for both u/v repeat) and (0.1 for both u/v offset)?

also, the example you provided is a decreased value. am i actually needing to decrease my values in order to create a larger texture/pattern?

ATLAStudio - concerning perlin texnoise maps. should i adjust it to match the u/v repeat sizes? or does that not matter?

sorry for my confusion!

wow! that's exactly the intended look that i was trying to sort.

thanks to all!

here:

i imported a native 'sea water' material and would like to increase the texture. i would like to exaggerate the current default map - where the 'ripples/bump' will appear larger in scale.

cheers -

jon

so interesting - with regards to the faces. i've developed a bad habit of painting both sides, which i think was the case with this particular model. that should stop - as in this example, which i'm uncertain and now riddled with a problem..

and it didn't occur to me that the increased intensity was the issue. i just assumed there would be some basic illuminations from the get-go.

i'll toggle the model later today will post the results.

thanks!

thanks guys. i'll look into it.

now i know what the subdivide tool functions as. all this new terminology by way of v-ray!

i did acquire sketchuv recently - and really need to sort & figure out it's features.

all the best!

indeed! i guess this is a good opportunity to gain some experience in editing materials.

and thank you for the link - would be great to see this site grow!

so - worth mentioning that i am quite new to vray.

learning the curve on textures w/ displacement.

i'm trying to figure out why there is the inconsistency in the geometry of the grass as noted 'a' in the image below. i was hoping for a reasonable consistent/approximate height in the grass. it seems to really exaggerate.

also, concerning 'b' & 'c' - is this area a uv mapping issue? maybe using roadkill will fix it? i'm uncertain as to why these areas are darkened.

thanks.

jon

sorry for the late response.

okay - attached is the monochrome. the 2nd image is the orig design. the 3rd is my result via vray.

my goal is to apply low light to the text - both groups (red & white). however, their illumination need only be subtle.

jon

so - as far as recreating the texture via vfsu. how does one go about doing that?

can you edit the .mat file directly?

argh! i was afraid of that. oh well..

thanks.

i recently stumbled across http://www.vray-materials.de/ and discovered a slew of amazing materials.

i gave it a shot and downloaded a grass texture. however, v-ray via SKP did not recognize. i took notice of the extensions. v-ray for SKP ext. is (.vismat) whereas the material downloaded from the site had the ext. (.mat)

are these still usable? i would imagine so - i'm just missing an obvious queue, i think.

jon