Sheir -

I really like contrast of the arches in CMU/brick with the cement plaster in the corners against the glass. Very nice articulation - almost like a negative photograph!

My nickname story ...

I'm an architect, I live and do a fair amount of work in the Sierra Nevada mountains (we live about 1-1/2 hours from the Yosemite Valley floor), so ... MtnArch!

http://terrisfp.com/hallo1/ghost1.swf

You could also check out BillQuick (http://www.billquick.com). It's very powerful, but also has a "Lite" version that is free (it's the full demo version that locks out some features after the trial period).

I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask the obvious ...

Why wouldn't it be a "Life Line"?

(back to lurking ...)

I agree ... I like this one alot! You ARE da master!

@aidus said:

No dxf and dwg support on free version. That's BIG dissapointment

Go here: http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=161784 and you can download the DWG/DXF importer.

Hmmm ....

Sounds awful ambitious for only 1 acre of land. With that many things (library, office buildings, conference center, etc.) I would imagine you'd be looking at more likely 10~20 acres.

Any book by Rob Thallon is a treasure trove of very useful information!

Yep ... well, really we live NEAR Coarsegold - but the USPS lumps us all in together. We live in a development of about 2,000 homes with minimum 1 acre lots. Really great people live here in the foothills, we don't have the glare of the city (Fresno), and we're above the nasty valley Tule Fog (ya ain't been in fog till you've been in the Tule Fog!).

The other upside is that we are only an hour and a half from the Yosemite Valley floor and only 45 minutes from Bass Lake (awesome boating lake - it was featured in the John Candy / Dan Aykroyd movie "The Great Outdoors").

Thanks, Tom! This I have to forward on to our pastor! Methinks a future video clip and sermon are on the horizon!

Either I'm a little dense tonight (which is ALWAYS a possibility), or ...

If the tower(s) above the arch are at least the width of the columns, this should work as a conventional header spanning between two posts and the arch is simply added under the horizontal beam. Simple span, simple calc ... what am I missing here? This should be even more true if it's only a trade show booth - basically no loading other than the weight of the materials that it's built from.

Personally I like #2 of each ... I prefer to see a little more definition for a rendering and not as much bleed.

Overall, though, Tom, you are one great renderer whatever you work on!

Tom -

I absolutely REFUSE to download your samples ...

... because I've already ordered the full packages online!

Thanks!

I agree with Miguel and Eric - beautiful job! Please ... share how you did #1!

@dcauldwell said:

Linea
I had a look at sti spirit, and it looks interesting. Can't seem to find out a cost for it though - I suspect it is expensive, as things usually are when they won't tell you how much it costs!

David

Take a look here : http://www.procadsys.co.nz/
The dealer, Matt Cockroft, is very knowledgeable and has created a lot of tutorials on Spirit, and should be able to give you pricing. Last I heard it ain't cheap (compared to SU Pro), but it's also a lot less expensive than - say - ArchiCad.

Alan

As Bill Engvall would say ...

"Here's your sign!"

I'd downplay the cars ... after all, what's the presentation about? Cars? Signage? I'm not so sure with the images!

Otherwise, I think the images look very good.

Keep it up!

Adam -

Really, the best resource for you to study would be an architect (or VERY knowledgeable drafter) from your area. Certain practices that you may find on-line for (say) California may not be fully compliant with (say) Minnesota. Any of us could send you examples of our areas/regions, but they will be prejudiced for that area only.

The foundation requirements (and really, the room layout) for MN may be VERY different than those of what we'd design for CA, and from what I've seen in my over 30 years of practice is that certain standards are highly specific to certain regions of the US, and are best resolved by those who practice within that region.

That said, this does NOT preclude using someone from outside your region to design the stucture - only that the Design Professional would be wise to utilize someone local to your region to review the drawings and specs for conformance to local conditions and code modifications.

Nothing personal to ANYONE reading this!

A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember

Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. "Want anything while I'm in the kitchen?" he asks.

"Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?"

"Sure."

"Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?" she asks.

"No, I can remember it."

"Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too. Maybe you should write it down, so's not to forget it?"

He says, "I can remember that. You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries."

"I'd also like whipped cream. I'm certain you'll forget that, write it down?" she asks.

Irritated, he says, "I don't need to write it down, I can remember it! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream - I got it, for goodness sake!"

Then he toddles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, the old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs.

She stares at the plate for a moment then asks "Where's my toast ?"

A senior citizen said to his eighty-year old buddy:

"So I hear you're getting married?"

"Yep!"

"Do I know her?"

"Nope!"

"This woman, is she good looking?"

"Not really."

"Is she a good cook?"

"Naw, she can't cook too well."

"Does she have lots of money?"

"Nope! Poor as a church mouse."

"Well, then, is she good in bed?"

"I don' t know."

"Why in the world do you want to marry her then?"

"Because she can still drive!"

Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical.

A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm.

A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, "You're really doing great, aren't you?"

Morris replied, "Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.'"

The doctor said, "I didn't say that. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur; be careful."

One more. . .!

A little old man shuffled slowly into an ice cream parlor and pulled himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool. After catching his breath, he ordered a banana split.

The waitress asked kindly, "Crushed nuts?"

"No," he replied, "Arthritis."