Here is a render I did in artlantis 4 and modeled in sketchup.

I am looking for opinions, I know there is no sink or ceiling for that matter but that is next.
http://youtu.be/DRAnwhNJxaQ

@unknownuser said:

Nice

@Slimdog

They are QCodes, modern Barcodes that smartphones read. If you scan with phone they can lead to websites or info on product

CORRECT. I put that there because next year will be the first year my tech program will utilize the AUTODESK Academy software package. I like hinting to things without telling the kids. That way they wonder for a summer what the next year will bring. It is the QCode for the IPAD/Iphone app for autocadd viewing and editing sorta. helps emphasize how cool next year WILL be.

Did anyone pick up on the GEARS word first being spelled by using 1337 letters? I am waiting for a kid to see that.

@unknownuser said:

Cool animation. I kept waiting for the gear to move at the end though.

I knowwwwwwww... Well my problem was time, and I began creating the motion by putting the gear onto a servo or motor and letting it get up to speed, then exporting that animation. However, the computer didn't like that and kept crashing so I moved on.

I also could have set the background color of the image to transparent, and then put a solid color of that background in a different layer in Premiere, and then use the rotation tool for an image but just went with this.

In order for me to create promotion of my after school club where I teach, I made this video to kinda tease its existence for next year. I think it should keep them guessing and at the same time generate interest and motivation to find out what we will do. Mostly it will be AutoCAD competitions, FIRST Robotics, and any other CADD and engineering related activities I can find to get these kids experience in.

THERE IS NO RENDERING, just using sketchup and sketchy physics, flashMX and Premiere Pro..

I might try twighlight since I heard it can render skphys at the same time it is moving. However, I work like the rest of us and I need to learn it first

Thanks and keep contributing, I find so many useful things here.

J

So I am looking for some work on the side of my teaching HS and found a company that puts solar panels on roof tops. I did a shell of a family house, brought it into artlantis 3, and did a few renders.

my complaint is creating walkthroughs, I guess I need to work more on getting these cameras to flow better. Are there any hints out there in doing this? or as I do this, imagine something so it keeps me focused on the right area.

This is all self taught, any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Sketch-Up 7 with Artlantis 3.

I am attempting to break into the design world outside of teaching architecture and CAD to high school students. I found Artlantis to be very fun and very easy to add water effects and their default walking animation of a person.

Should you have any suggestions or thoughts to help me gain experience in this, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you in advance,

Jason

Yes, the students went through a few class examples of making arms, wheels, moving objects, and eventually to this point. They started with only the arena, that was distributed as a skp file to each of their computers and they built upon them the vehicles.

Thank you sketchy physics, it has been an integral part in the fun learning process of robotic movements. Here are two Youtube videos that show students controlling their design using both a USB controller and the control panel.

Hope you enjoy it and thanks again SKPHYS... great plug-in!

J

Thank you! I am a teacher using this for my robotics class. The design abilities and creativity I get to engage my students in is amazing, thanks to you. Much appreciated.

So I took the plunge and proposed, (yes was her answer). I had it made, the designer uses Rhino, he did an awesome job. I asked him for the STL file, imported it into AutoCAD 3DS max. had some problems with it but exported it into a compatible file with google sketchup and then went straight to kerkythea after coloring it and separating the diamonds. I added the cameras and lights in Kerkythea, exported the animation into FlashMX and then assembled the five or so SWF files into Adobe Premiere.

here it is

YouTube - Sequence 01
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