This is a plugin that enables you to have animated rain with thunder inside SketchUp.

Rain v1.0.0 Beta: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/do3mst2z8exwu8u/dRxHelRQzL

3D Model: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=44ec76977c99859cdd96d84429a6ceb0&prevstart=168

I like old looking buildings far more than new ones. Good job!

Modeling organic stuff like this can be very difficult...Well done!

Refraction is such an interesting behavior!

Voted for this entry in hopes you get some recognition for this awesome video. The music complemented the animation very well and made it beautiful.

Exito!

I used Cinema 4D Advanced Render with physical sky option.

Here are some sections;

Thanks everyone!

Love how you rendered this image. Looks far better than a photo!

Fixed it...thanks!

Hi,

This was a housing project for my university so it is not being constructer or anything.

Thanks

I love this type of creative models...Great job!

This looks very interesting...Thank you both!

I was hopping there was more functions regarding watermarks with the API, maybe in SketchUp 9 who knows. For creating water drops on screen I guess I can still make it work by animating the Scene Manager to desired style.

Thanks

Hi,

Is there a way to access the watermarks settings in the style option by code. I want to edit the watermark blend intensity. And also maybe move the watermark's position down or up. I have some ideas on how this code would be useful..one of them having my rain plugin display rain drops on the screen.

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This makes me want to create a spaceship myself! Do you plan to create an animation with it?

@qqq said:

Looks very fresh and dynamic! How much time did it take for rendering/assembling video?

Each frame was about 4 to 5 seconds and the hole animation I can't remember exactly but it felt like around 6 hours. For video editing I first tried Adobe Premier Pro and I could not make the resolution stay good since it compressed the video too much. On the other hand Windows Movie Maker did not altered the resolution which is good. The time for video editing was really fast no more than 2 hours.

Thanks

Grass looks great! The structure looks like art...good job!

I tried the animated water but the material below the water was acting funny. Maybe I left two planes on top of each other and caused them to blink.

This is amazing work and very inspirational!

@fry_julian said:

For the ones who still think that Skp is not good enough compare to the other programs..

I think SketchUp is the best! Nice work!

The music complements the animation and finding the right tone is not always easy. Good job!

This animation is for a thesis presentation a friend is having two days from now. Wish him success so he can graduate soon!

Music by Audiomachine - Breath and Life

Programs used: Trimble Sketchup, Lumion, Windows Movie Maker