Is there any free pluggin like artisan? Don't know how often il use it so don't wanna pay for it.

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thanks for the help. Think ive grouped them right but its still not working. Ive tried attaching the file but its not having it for some reason. Might b because its 20meg. Can I be cheeky and email it to you?

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is there a plugin that allows me to simple click on a material say a red and group all materials in red together.

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Ive grouped grass, roof and wall together and applied the material to the grass and it seems to of worked but then I try the same for the roof tiles its still not working. Ive attached a screen shot to try n show the difference between the material preview and final render. Plz Plz Plz help as i really think vray would be perfect if i could just get the final materials to look like they do in the preview.

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Hi im pretty new to vray and still learning the basics but seem to be getting some nice looking materials but the problem im having is when I preview the material in the material editor they look spot on so i apply them to the model and hit render and none of the texture seems to come through. i.e. i have a really nice looking grass material when i preview it but when i render it it looks really flat.

thanks for any help

Im pretty good with the basic sketchup tools and rendering software already. some of my drawings are on here http://www.3dconservatorydesign.co.uk/gallery.php
Im just sure that with the right plugins and maybe a slightly better technique I can produce them a lot quicker.

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Hi I draw a lot of conservatories in sketchup but the way i draw them is very long winded and im sure theres a quicker way. I draw everything up in AutoCad 1st and then import it in and pretty much trace round it. Im sure theres an easier way using plugins ect. So im after advice on any drawing techniques and any plugins that would help. Useful plugins would be any the divide rectangles ie one rectangle into 3 window shaped ones, a plugin for drawing doors and windows of various styles and a roof one that i can easily use to convert to a glazed roof. I know im probably asking a lot and not expecting it to be that quick and easy but any info that would help would be very useful.

Kind Regards

Nick