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    • RE: Contemporary Home

      I do not have a smart phone, it matches me for stoopid and I use it as a phone only.

      I am sure there are folk here with a Whyphone who can describe the process.

      I found this with a brief search.

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      posted in WIP
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    • RE: Contemporary Home

      Select the image on this page and save as .gif. Where I got it from, I cannot remember.

      posted in WIP
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Rayscaper New Releases

      OK, with the replacement of mats, some issues have been resolved. I have lightened this image to demonstrate what I think it a problem/issue. The cabinet doors here have a texture to them they have not had selected by me. Is this part of the ai changes? If it is, I am not a fan.

      4 1000s 2081 x 1160  912945 tri 1m 07s GPU  Post pro increased exposure to 1.75.png

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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      Mike Amos
    • Kitchen/breakfast bar

      Well, I think the latest buil;d works well enough. The problem textures have been replaced which seems to fix the non rendered facets issue.

      I have added some flame effect underneath the kettle and adjusted the emmision qualities of the pale yellow texture.

      3 1000s 2081 x 1160  912945 tri 1m 07s GPU.png

      posted in Gallery
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Contemporary Home

      Smiles.gif

      posted in WIP
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: My Architect ai.

      The truth is, giving up artistic and creative instincts is a negative sum. We will be worse off for it. I have not tried the service I referenced but it is suggested that it respects geometry and texture of the model being rendered, no evidence of that so I cannot say.

      I am reminded of the HG Wells book, The time machine. A future world where subterranean monsters hunt and devour surface dwelling simpletons. Fugly evil subterranean types and beautiful but stupid surface dwellers more like sheep after a lobotomy.

      If ai can be limited to assisting with lighting suggestions and denoising maybe. As a learning tool, that too but otherwise, no thanks Whoda thunk it, a Trekkie Troglodite........

      posted in Corner Bar
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      Mike Amos
    • My Architect ai.

      Pointed in this direction for those wanting the idiot box to perform renders.
      Seems like the others tbh and priced for the pro market but salt is always available for those who need it.

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      posted in Corner Bar
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Potential for SU type interface for Blender?

      Me three, having a simple UI with only one action dialogue box open at a time will clarify things a lot. That and the view screen

      posted in Corner Bar
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Contemporary Home

      When can I move in?

      posted in WIP
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Seamless Connection Between SketchUp and Blender

      @ashraf

      I'm sorry, my post did not come across as I intended. The plugin is intended for pro use rather than hobby. You have to charge the Goldilocks price or you lose out. Too much, you lose custom, too little and you go broke.
      IMHO, you are charging the Goldilocks price so "You know how to charge".
      Power to you folks.

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Modelling a tramway

      Perfect, imho anyway.

      posted in Gallery
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Rework of 12 year old model.

      @rv1974

      Stop digging mate.

      posted in Gallery
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Modelling a tramway

      Super image, Nano banana, where the funky Gibbons hang out.

      posted in Gallery
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Old Model Architectural.

      Fair enuff, please remind me how, I am xtra thick this week.

      posted in WIP
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: AI of Not AI

      Artificial intelligence? More like machine learning, little applets put together with a fancy title. Mathematical algorithms do not alone, intelligence make but, marketing is a powerful thing and creates the Emperors new clothes on an almost daily basis.
      Like always, buyer beware.

      Careful of the nano bananas, the Gibbons will go all funky on that.

      posted in Corner Bar
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Old Model Architectural.

      OK, missing textures explan.

      Mats S.jpg

      Mats 1.png

      posted in WIP
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Underground Carpark

      @pixelcruncher

      I have activated the license.

      One of those mats that did not make it into Rayscaper has been resolved, I just used a different 'gold' colour which is fine. I have now got the native Sketchup colour which renders fine.

      I will try to find a way to make the scene available but am having issues with microsnot and one thieving barsteward drive.

      posted in WIP
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Underground Carpark

      @Rich-O-Brien

      I can concur, the denoising element alters quite drastically, the resulting image. I noticed the HQ option is gone but frankly the denoising selection moves things on lighting wise too.

      Something that did not change is how some mats are missed, either in import or render. Thbere are three glasses of 'apple' juice on the breakfast bar, one is rendered correctly while the other two are incomplete despite this item being a component, or perhaps, because of it? Lights I have not looked into just yet.

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      posted in WIP
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Urchin the Australian lunar village

      Trying to work out exactly what I am looking at but I am used to seeing certain 'norms' in design. You are definitely NOT following the crowd and that is refreshing.

      Very good to see.

      In reference to actually living in that hab, the seated figure operating the screen/console seems to be in a difficult spot should there be a breach of the unit, it would be difficult to evacuate. Just thoughts.

      posted in Corner Bar
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      Mike Amos
    • RE: Old Model Architectural.

      OK, despite some issues I have gone ahead with a HQ render. A better setting with the seating area. too.

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      posted in WIP
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