I have not seen much... I kept following along here as much as possible but the lack of a 3D capable computer got to be where it was kind if like torture seeing what you kids were up to...

Right now I have a fair lap top but my hard knock life has it working like 50% of the time.

I've missed all of you too... this place, the debates, the incredible things created and worked on here.

It's been 2 years since the shooting and I'm pretty much 100% minus 5 sections of my intestines, my gallbladder, my spleen and my appendix... my left leg has some nerve damage but all in all I'm good thanks to modern Medical science, brave men and women from emergency services like the ER docs, nurses, emts, firefighters and police. They were amazing.

I did sneak out of the hospital after 6 days... but I felt like a certain nurse there didnt have my best interests at heart. I never went back and never had any more drugs for pain or infection after that day.

I have to say if I had it to do all over I wouldn't change a thing... I'd get shot again in a heartbeat just so I could see this world the way I do now. The outpouring of support, the people I've met, the people I already knew that I got to know better... So many people have shown me the side of man that I had almost forgotten exited...

I already had a live life for today attitude, but I was living those days for myself... the true meaning of life and the path to happiness and a fulfilling life is doing for others, be it man or beast...

And anyone can have it... I'm not suggesting the clergy or the peace corps, just seeing someone in need or someone that could use a hand or an encouraging word and being that person not letting the next person do it but stepping up and being that person. And what may be more interesting is being in need yourself, asking for help or just allowing others to help you... helping people feels so great that you can give that feeling to someone else by simply accepting their help.

I'm practically and technically homeless, my website is update is unfinished, I just barely keep my hosting going, my bike still isnt repaired from the shooting, I work cleaning hospital labcoats and curtains for a massive medical services company that pays all its Bill's very, very late so getting back on my feet has been a chore..

That said, I've never been so happy to be alive and comfortable in my own skin. The only thing I think would make me any happier would be having the housing projects and the comradery from this place again. This place always made me feel as if I were growing every day... learning, thinking, pushing my own boundaries professionally and personally.

You should all pat yourselves on the back for creating this place and making it what it is.

Much love to you all...

Here's some fun photos from my adventures.

If you want to see more you can browse around my facebook page

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Or my google photos account.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MMyPTFtGPYMQuqv77

Hello kids... Been a minute to be sure... You're never far from my thoughts is an understatement... I miss this place and can say with certainty that I feel so out of touch with our SU world and just dumber in general for not being involved in this place, this incredible community. Alone we wander and toil... together we are legion.

Anyway... as usual I digress... Did I tell you I got shot? Twice... Lol... But that's a story for another time.

[Request] plugin Wave generator that will generate a wave emitting from a singular point and radiating outward in all feasible directions as it would in real life. This wave would also be adjustable by frequency as well as any other parameters logically expected. This would allow models to show wave interaction as expected in any plausible situation. For instance you could have a model of a house on a plot and then show road noise waves, solar waves or sound waves inside buildings.

Is this feasible? What are the implications? Is an infinite wave possible, would the x,y and z construction lines be useful?

It's my pleasure...

Hoping to be back to drawing soon..
I hope you are all well...

do those discounts compound or combine? will a Pro user who owns Vertex Tools get 50% off?

that's a really good one. WIsh I had it. Soon I'll have some extra cash maybe? No, prolly not.

I prefer 1 and 2

I would take it a bit further or leave it simple, those that want more detail can use a number of paid plugins or free ones to route fascia profiles. but for doing fascia those plugins don't take in to account the subtleties of "following" a fascia path. certain sides and corners and what not are done quite differently with the same styling.

But one of my most common fascia combos ranges from 1x8 with a 1x4 added to it's face or I might even taller up to 10" or maybe 12" with 6 or 8" facing it.

up to you... you've already created quite a product.

So is this $150.00 for 1 year or owned outright.

Serious, serious cabinet software. Being from a cabinet shop, this is sooo valuable. My company paid $25,000 for a similar custom program.

will do

this is going to take a lot of time...

you can make every line a component... then it will have an axis in it that is oriented to that line. From within that group you can measure the rotation to the next time. write it down. Repeat... good luck.

Could we go glue-lam beam and custom truss by shape too?

Max vs SketchUp in Architectural Sense... Sketchup hands down.

Things Max can't do in Architecture, that SU can do? I can't even list them all, the list will be too long, but a short list would be devastating...

No Documentation Tools.
No architectural plugins of real sizing and spec.
No real Bim integration that is truly seamless.
No Proper hard media production views.
No market or source of proper construction models.

Those are enough to fully disqualify Max for pure architectural use from start to finished product...

Not too mention the fact that Max is exactly what Sketchup is... A conglomeration of plugins and customizations. hobbled together year after year. That is what Auto desk does... They buy small plugins and scripts and then push them into the back side and buy another one.

As someone who uses the learning edition to train in game building and who uses Sketchup to do real architectural work, I can say from experience that Max crashes all the damn time.

Rendering quality? Many of the same exact render systems and plugins are used on both. I see no difference in the availability of quality renders. And actually, I think the rendering and texturing of Sketchup with Renderer is better than Max. I don't need uv proper mapping for architectural use. I need it for organic models and such. I'll put Thea and an experienced Thea user against any Max render.

Max is powerful... It has more capabilities than SU... None that are particularly suited to Architecture though.

It has a large learning curve that is completely unneeded. It's because of the mess they have made, that it is as difficult as it has been. There are many other modelers on the market that beat Max at their own game.

The price is a big kick in the purse strings with a $3000 dollar price difference between the two.

Max is for movies, animation, heavy detail, heavy poly, super high quality modeling. In that sense it can deliver a better product. But for pure architecture? No... Sorry Maxie... You lose.

@alex jenyon said:

I work in a large VFX studio. I've got unlimited access to Maya/Renderman, Houdini, Massive - you name it, it's all there!

They also, on my request, own a copy of SketchUp.

Sometimes, SU it all you need. And if it's all you need, it's probably the fastest solution too.

You don't need a ferrari to round up sheep - you need a sheepdog.

AJ

(And just to be really pedantic, 3ds Max wasn't used on Avatar, maya was, but I realise that's sort of beside the point for this argument)

I believe Vue Xstream was used on Avatar. And I think that a few different programs were used.

Schweeeet... Thanks

Great stuff Rich... Let me just go get my reins..

I've never thought of you like that before Rich, but if it's an invitation?

Yeah... I don't have time to search them out and relate them to a command and color coordinate... That's why I was asking someone to make a set. i think if there is a button that is worth making, a command worth having in the software... It should have an icon.

I know you want to do it Rich...

Oh sure... lots of them.

Would anyone like to make a set of icons for layout to use where there are currently no Icons?