Posts made by ntxdave

Some more "playing around" and working with the feedback I get.

@majid said in RayScaper:

@ntxdave I made the texture and applied it to the walls, some part is not textured properly and I will fix it.
How do you do that? I would like to learn this.

@pixelcruncher will give that a look.

@majid how do you get texture like the one on the walls?

Just rendered another of my models with Rayscaper. I think this one will need a little more practice but thought I would share anyway.

@majid This stuff is neat.

I went to your link but really did not see anything about the software other than the few examples. Is there some place to see some details about it?

@Mike-Amos said in Living Room by FYM.:

@pixelcruncher

Looking forwards to updates whenever they arrive mate.

Balance is important. Knocking yourself out to get things done quicker makes no sense imho, you are getting there.

Make sure there is someone inside well enough to enjoy it.
I agree and look forward to “trying” the updates.

@Mike-Amos said in Clock with DC Hands:

That is seriously bloody cool.

Agree 100%

@pixelcruncher interesting answers.

Any idea when the next release will be?

Ant possibility of sharing any info about the revised/new UI?

OK, that works and I will do some more "playing around".

@Rich-O-Brien Thanks Rich. I wondered about that.

@L-i-am said in How to delete a post:

Three little vertical dots on the lower right corner of the post click on the , hit delete on the drop dorm from 3 down

That is what I did but the posts are still there.

Look at the last 3 posts in the RayScaper Learning-Practice thread.

I made a post and had problems that kept asking me to refresh so I then made multiple posts to the same topic. I finally saw the thread with all of the duplicate posts. I then tried to delete the posts but still see them there although grayed out.

What is the correct way to delete a post(s)?

I am still struggling a little with is setting the scene in SketchUp so that it will produce the view I want in the render.

@ntxdave Can you clarify so I understand better and see how we can improve this?

You should be able to match the exact view you have in SketchUp in Rayscaper:

I have tried this option but had some problems when dropping the HDRI background and matching it to my model. Again, I will do some more experimenting and try to be more specific.

Here is what I see:

While I like the result, to me the image in Rayscaper does not match what I see in SketchUp. Maybe me expectations are a little off. I just need to be able to understand what to expect. I had to go back into SketchUp and adjust the view in order to get something I was satisfied with in Rayscaper. I was not able to get something where I could see the entire building in Rayscaper.

@pixelcruncher said in Rayscaper Learning-Practice:

Rayscaper has a ton of options which makes the learning process kind of hard at times. From that point of view, while Twilight Render may not have had as many options, the user interface, at least is some aspects was a little simpler and easier to learn. Hope you do not take this as negative comments. I do not mean it that way.

It was not taken as negative! It's all good feedback. I understand it's not easy to use, it's something we should work on by improving the UI. But when I remember Twilight Render, it has a ton more options and features than Rayscaper. Is that not the case?

Maybe I have not done a good comparison of the two systems. I do find the UI in Twilight Render somewhat easier to comprehend and use. I will try to do some more detailed analysis and give you some more specific feedback about the features that I have found a little more complicated to use.

I am still struggling a little with is setting the scene in SketchUp so that it will produce the view I want in the render.

@ntxdave Can you clarify so I understand better and see how we can improve this?

You should be able to match the exact view you have in SketchUp in Rayscaper:

I have tried this option but had some problems when dropping the HDRI background and matching it to my model. Again, I will do some more experimenting and try to be more specific.

Some more learning

Here is my latest render. Some progress I think but one thing I am still struggling a little with is setting the scene in SketchUp so that it will produce the view I want in the render.

@ntxdave OK, here is a second try.

@pixelcruncher Yes, I totally agree about the windows. I did try the glass on the roof. but I did a bad job. I might find another simpler model to try to adjust the glass and then come back to this one.

Rayscaper has a ton of options which makes the learning process kind of hard at times. From that point of view, while Twilight Render may not have had as many options, the user interface, at least is some aspects was a little simpler and easier to learn. Hope you do not take this as negative comments. I do not mean it that way.

The other issue I have is that there is no way to use Rayscaper with animations. I think this is becoming very popular these days and I hope it is something you plan for the future.

Again, I really appreciate your feedback/comments.

Well, here is my first attempt at an external render. Many things to work on but I have to admit I am a little surprised at how this went on my first try.

@Natural-Edge Yes, I do rendering. In the past I used Twilight Render (still have it installed even though they are going to end at the end of the year) and now I am trying to learn how to use Rayscaper. I may look at some others going forward.

Sorry, I do not have a link to the laptop, but I bought it thru Best Buy.