under the "maps" rollout check displacement en click on the "m" > type "bitmap" > click on the "m" and browse to you displacement map

looks really great! I prefer to make my version in Modo as I can't really model organic in SU

my try with modo and little PP:

quick try

oops wrong LED thread

let there be water:

modo render, just started learning modo
only pp was curves+photofilter

hey is talking about a blendmap in the environment slot which has a blend between vraysun and hdri image

hey looks good... I would lower the reflections in the window, they look like mirrors now.

the second one is really nice!!! I like the atmosphere

hey Solo, could you upload those 5 images please? Could come in handy some day

problem solved... Michalis was so kind to explain to maybe.
I was a bit wrong about OBJ not supporting uv maps.

I'll explain the workflow quickly here for people who are intrested:

• unwrap your object in Modo.
• make an texture in gimp/photoshop.
• apply it in modo.
• export to OBJ.
• import in blender.
• export as 3ds in a different folder with the texture in the same map. Remember 3ds files can only contain 3-5 letters.
• import into SU

nice and thnx for the tutorial

I also read exporting as OBJ doesn't work with uv map?

hey guys,

I would like to import an object modeled in modo included an uv map into sketchup.
What format + settings should I use so sketchup imports the uv map aswell.
I did some research on the web and I found this workflow:

in Modo, export to "Autodesk FBX" format (modo can't export to 3ds).
in the Autodesk FBX converter, convert FBX to 3ds.
import into SU.

I tried it but I can't get the uv map in SU.
anyone who can help me with this?

cheers
remon_v

very nice and realistic... I'll try one with another sky soon

nice Michalis... I did some other tests. The water is more reflective and I also edited the rock texture a bit. here it is:

really love it

You're right Michalis... I did see it also, tried to fix it in PS but didn't come out nice.
Ok I did some more testing... Trying to fix the reflections and reducing the rendertime. I setup a billboard at the back. I gave the ship a dark blue (nearly black) texture I put an omni light in front of the sun and removed the "sketchup sunlight". So here it is:

as you can see reduced the time alot

here's my effort. It's not as nice as Michalis' and solos effort. Rendered with vray and a little ps. Suggestions and C%C's are welcome. BTW took me 20 min and 10 s to render with an amd phenom X4 940, 4 gig of ram.

awsome. that quick render with what system specs?