Posts made by nickchun

I do not have a high resolution screen however I am getting a frequent bugsplat with Thru Paint which I don't know if is related to this issue, but has only started happening a couple of weeks ago. When I activate the Thru Paint tool, the tool tip briefly changes to the SU native bucket tool then SU crashes. I have tested it on my start up template which has very few materials in it. The tool tip still changes briefly to the bucket but does not crash, it only crashes with models that have a lot more textures. I have tried activating the tool by shortcut keys, the toolbar and the Fredo tools menu and it happens with all of them....?

No I don't actually, I rarely use it at all.

Hi All

I have noticed that starting up my SU Pro 2017 is slowing down greatly, as is saving and opening files. I have very few extensions/plugins running and they are all the same one I have always used.
Does the script to clear the registry of old toolbars etc still work with 2017, or are there any other thing I could do to speed iy back up again?

Thanks for your replies guys. Didn't find those plugins before because their names don't relate to my search keywords. Canvas is the only one anything like what I was after but it isn't maintaining the glueing plane of my components. I have also had a 'Doh!' moment- I can copy and paste the component. Not something I have ever done before so didn't think of it at first. Not as convenient a method but works.
Thanks

Nick

Hi All

Anyone know of a tool/plugin which allows you to sample a component in the model and then immediately place an instance anywhere else in the model?.. in the same way the paint tool works when you sample a colour on screen then the tool tip changes to the bucket to allow painting. Searching the forum and plugins library has not yielded anything.

Thanks

Nick

As a first attempt its very good. The most obvious things that need work are some of the materials. The cushions and fireplace surround for example are too diffuse/flat, and its worth checking that none of the colours in the textures are completely saturated. Check them in the material editor and slide back the saturation level. The other material that jumps put is the wood grain on the tall end panel. The texture image for that needs cropping to remove the white lines which highlight the 'tiling' effect. Woodgrains are one the hardest resource to find, unless you buy a texture pack.
Don't forget to bevel as many sharp corners as you can for a more realistic look. That can be done in some render engines like Twilight, so you don't have to model the bevels, it is done in the material. What render engine did you use?

Can't get it to work either. Loaded and updated through extension manager. When I try to run it I get the egg timer of death, and then crash on mouse click

Yes, the last one is great, more polished. It's one of those things that creeps up on you and looking back at old jobs makes you realise how far you've come.

Marc, I have had the same issue trialling Layout. I have downloaded the Make version for now. I am trying to insert a table from an Excel 2007 Workbook that has 25 sheets. If you want a copy of the workbook I can PM it to you.

Nick

Right click on one of the faces then select 'Align view' from the drop down. Then change the view to 'Parallel projection' from the 'camera' tab at top of screen. Then a good idea to save that view as a scene, 'View>Animation>Add scene' ,then you can go back to it easily. Do same for each angled face if needed.

I like it too. The AO is very subtle, how did you do that?

It would be easier if you posted a screenshot or picture of what you are trying to achieve. Are you looking to intersect round sections?

Thanks, I have had a look at the components but they do not have what I would consider small parts.
It's still a bit of a mystery.

Hi All

I get occasional reports of a problem when saving a model and always allow SU to 'fix' them. Sometimes however it cannot be fixed and the problem recurs upon each save. I usually then resort to ThomThom's 'Cleanup' plugin, which almost always works. When things go particularly wrong I notice that the ceiling in my model( I am designing kitchens) gets erased as part of the cleanup. The ceiling is made of a simple rectangular solid into which are placed recessed light components( my own) which glue to horizontal and cut themselves in. I group the ceiling first, then in edit mode place the lights.
Is it possible that this kind of intersecting geometry is causing a problem?
As SU does not highlight the offending geometry in a way which is recognisable to the user this becomes difficult to rectify.

Thanks

Nick

I think I would add Advanced intermediate. I too downgraded myself after a while.

Fabulous. All natural light. Any post pro? Render times? You won't find a builder that can put down a driveway as perfect as that though.

Is there a reason why there is an extra space after the text if is to the left of a leader arrow as opposed to the right? This is too big a gap and its a pain having to keep editing labels.

Thanks. Yes that works now. I notice several of the parts overlap and do not automatically trim, such as the glass and horizontal profiles. Is that to make it quicker?

This looks good but I have had this error come up

Followed by this one..

Ok thanks. Will have to work around it. I do have a bright green reverse face which is a tip I picked from you Dave from an old post.