Happy Birthday!

Any unlimited ammo cheats?

@bryan k said:

What a coincidence. I was just thinking about dolph and his excellent train designs the other day.

BTW, where is he?

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=179&t=40320&p=356775&hilit

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=3220&start=0&hilit

Welcome!

Here we go again again...

Earlier in this thread:

@rich o brien said:

I'll split the topic when/if it continues. It is a debate worth having, but not here.

@iichiversii said:

unfortunately most sketchup artists never heard of the term draw calls
Maybe because most of them aren´t interested in game development
Anyway, have you tried Unity Developer Network?

And since persistence and talent is something you don´t lack, experimenting with other 3D modeling software won´t hurt. It can actually be fun. Even Blender

Thanks for sharing, majid!

Amazing gallery, congratulations!
It was about time...

Depending on how much you want to bend it, one possible solution would be to use Spiralizer: http://horo.ch/raytracing/tools/spir_en.html
Then there is this thing: http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=59

Is this about Unity? There are some tips here:

http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/27416-What-are-Draw-calls http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/14578/whats-the-best-way-to-reduce-draw-calls.html

Hi,

I have uploaded a Panther track link some time ago: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=25487
Maybe you´ll find it useful. Only native SU tools used. Not so good for close-ups, but hey...
BTW there are more than a few tank enthusiasts around here. I´m sure they´ll show up

Happy Birthday!

@nikola pavic said:

YES! Thats exactely what i waned!

So give it a try and see if it suit your needs.

@nikola pavic said:

which one of this is good? and what do u get with payed that isnt in free?

I guess all of them are good enough, depending on the usage of the user. The free stuff works just fine for someone who´s just getting into UV editing.

I by no means consider myself an UV mapping expert, but I´m quite satisfied with it for the time being.
One thing I like about it is that the UV view updates automatically with every cut. Of course, that is probably something that doesn´t apply specifically to Roadkill, but I haven´t spent too much time exploring other apps.
Althought that ALT+mouse stuff for navigating is a bit frustrating.

@iichiversii said:

Im not sure if it can be done directly in SU but I'm sure it can be done in an external uv wrapper,

UV Import/Export bridge to external UV mapping software - and that would mean UVTools, or even better, SketchUV.

@iichiversii said:

what is the best freeware uv mapper capable of doing this?

As Whaat said: ...almost any app that can import and export OBJ files:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=23725&hilit=UVTools

@nikola pavic said:

i meant is there a way that just one image could be a texture image for multiple surfaces that are together. (like on the image above)

The closest thing would be to unwrap it in an external app IMO.

Or, on a "boxy" model like that, you could try Jim Foltz´s Unfold: http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/2007/08/plugin-unfoldrb.html

How about using Fredo´s Box Tapering instead (FredoScale - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=17948)?

A whole set of tools that makes your life easier. Yes, I think it´s pretty safe to say it´s incredible

If you´re trying to adjust that 3DWH model to your fuselage, you´d better start from scratch.
As for uploading an attachment, use the Upload attachment option: