Ok...

But when you're working on other things than photorealistic renders(and it happens often for an architect..), it's really usefull to have a way to match a clean light calculation (without any lens effect and other stuffs like that..) on a quick sketch (Clay render are far more clear with this method).

Besides, I don't want to move to Vray up to 1.0, regarding to the amount of problem it does create (even with some ruby like 'remove CG materials'). It's sad to see that the solutions offered to solve the original bugs are worse than the bugs themselves. But that's something to be discuss on an other topic, I guess...

Hi ThomThom (and of course the other too...!)

I'm using really often Vray renders + Skechup lines, and I came up with an other solution than yours to solve the distortion problem, maybe it can help to share it.

In fact, to be honest, the 'out of the box' Vray Presets (for sketchup) are really bad and does not shows the true potential of this software...
Everything is linked with this physical camera, and if you want to kill the distortion, you have to switch it off.( the only basic effect that you loose is the vignetting, that you can had easily add on Photoshop... and it's a bit the same for the other ones, like exposure, etc...).
The only problem then , is the fact that everything gets burnt by the sun light, which normal level of intensity is set up to match with physical camera's sensibility.
So, the solution is to reduce it, to match with the normal camera sensibility. After many test and a lot of strange results, it appear that an intensity of 0,00005 (don't ask...) is just fine, and give the same result than 1 with the physical cam. Then, everything works perfectly, and you can render directly matching pictures and 2 point perspective or 2D views!

You can find this settings in the presets on my website, and I've just done a quick translation to make the non-french speakers able to use them. Their organisation is quite logical, so I think you will find out how they works...

WiP_VrayOptions_Eng.zip
I've also modified the original lamps to match this settings, and to make them more easy to use. (just drag an drop the lamps into your component folder, and when you use them, explode before, if you re using a Vray 1.0, because it bugs when they are into a component... watch this page to find out more http://www.wip-archi.com/wip-visualiser/vray/le%C3%A7on-2-lumiere/)

WiP_VrayLights.zip

Let me know how it works in your models, so I may improve the presets...

Bonjour a tous!

Ce Post est un résumé de celui ci, http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=19031, écrit dans la langue de l'ami Shakespeare, avec l'objectif avoué de toucher un plus large public... Mais, étant français, je ne peux pas faire l'impasse sur une petite traduction rapide.

Je suis un jeune architecte qui travaille depuis longtemps avec Sketchup, et, constatant la nature conflictuelle des rapports entre nombre de mes amis et le domaine de la modélisation, j'ai decidé de créer un site pour les aider a mettre un pied dans ce monde féerique.

Vous trouverez de plus amples explications sur le site lui même, si le concept vous intéresse, alors je vous épargne un copié-collé de la page d'intro!

Je replace ici quelques images des autres posts, pour ceux qui n'ont pas la force de cliquer sur le premier lien (qui sais, il y en a surement...)

J'espère que vous y trouverez des choses interressantes...Enjoy!

Hello everybody !

If you want to understand the title, take a look first at this topic :http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=19031.

So, has explain there, I'm trying to create a simple place where you can find useful things to improve your renders, and enjoy the modeling process, by explaining how to use quickly Vray, Artlantis, etc...

As an appetizer, here are some of my renders...

Merci a tous !

It's amazing how quick things goes on that forum...just post something, take a break, render one or two small pictures, have a drink, and then, it's ready, you have a full page of responses ! That's really exiting!

I will do a lot of update to the site soon (I hope...), especially simple lessons to handle quickly Artlantis, with example and downloadable useful things... I'm also planning to have a new kind of sketchup tutorials, but I'm so busy with my work that I haven't had a second to do so since a looong time...

Wait and see !

Hello everybody!

I'm a young French architect, but an old Sketchup user, an usual Skechucation reader, but I've never post anything so far... So, it's time !

First of all, I really want to thanks all those who continue to create wonderful scripts everyday for this great application.
Seriously, you guys are making it better and better, and it seems that you are even accelerating since some month, regarding to the amount of crazy things that appears recently (who could ever imagine operations like bending , subdivisions, complex surfaces and so on, in Sketchup...).
Working professionally with Sketchup become funnier and a lot easier everyday, and that's a great part of the pleasure we can find in that kind of job !

Besides, I've begin to create a website in order to help architects / students learning how to get a grip on the idea of virtual modelling and rendering.
In fact, a lot of subjects that are discuss in Sketchucation forums are really interesting, but I'm quite sure they rarely reach peoples who may need it in their day to day projects. Most of the members have already worked with other applications, or are confident with the concepts linked to the world of 3D, so it's quite hard for people who are really not in that field to catch quickly how it can easily improve their workflow.

This remark is not a critic, I just think that more 'bridges' should be builds between architects (especially students ) and modelling knowledge, and Sketchup is the perfect tool for that.
So, this website intend to give clean explanations, based directly on the need of the user and clear cases, trying to take away a bit of the 'bad myth' linked to 3D ( instead of the classic: 'How God, to take a render of my project I have to learn Max because I've heard from the friend of a fiend that it's the most powerful apps, or maybe Maya because I've wanted to have some curve shapes in the first patio, and what the hell is an UV map...' , there is maybe a way to make people think 'With three simple tools I can create all the geometry in Sketchup, and using this render engine my image could be done in a few clics'...that give far more time to think of the sense of the spaces created, and may reduce the stress level of large amount of architects, especially at dusk...).
The site : http://www.wip-archi.com/

For now on it is at a really early stage, but you can already found, for example, three lessons focused on Vray for Sketchup, and a bunch of downloadable elements for it ( clear presets and ready to use lights ).
Vray lessons http://www.wip-archi.com/wip-visualiser/vray/

I have to apologize because the web site is only in French (if it worked well, an English version will came...), but you may be able to use some elements anyway...

In an other part, I'm explaining to non-SketchupExpert the idea of Ruby, and took the liberty to illustrate them and make them able to be downloaded. If one of the creator should not want me to release them there, just let me know. I've already planned to add the name of the creator on each, but not done yet, again, sorry... With the amount of new script released every week it's hard to keep it up to date, but I will try to do so soon!
Ruby page :http://www.wip-archi.com/wip-construire/sketchup/hors-serie-1/

Here are a short selection of my personal works, to give you an idea on the style of design you could find behind this ideas...You can also take a look at the Gallery of the site for more...
Gallery :http://www.wip-archi.com/wip-galeries/

Ok.. this post is already long enough, and I will have to made link in other area (like 'Rendering apps' or 'gallery' maybe...).
I'm open to every idea and critics, in order to make this project evolve in the best way possible.

Let me know you thought !

ps: I know that the name of the web site, and so my avatar's name, should seems strange to English speakers, but has said before I'm French, and in French it sounds well, dynamic, young, fresh, and all that sort of things...
Also, important, of course all this website project is free, and there is no 'bad hidden intention' to sell anything behind it or through it...Enjoy!