@Mike-Amos Since the viewport zooming/panning update I've noticed that behaviour.

I tend to use the material list to pick materials because its not giving me a sense of security picking materials from the render viewport.

@gullfo That's the plan. The software itself is pretty barebones to begin with. So we will build it out as we go.

We need a more forward facing approach to a users setup because I don't want to have to visit an About Me section every time I need to know info.

@pixelcruncher said in Folding Step Animation:

That is a very cool idea!

Psst....Rayscaper needs Animator support

@L-i-am said in Urchin the Australian lunar village:

What are prices like where you are (I assume Ireland)

We are in the middle of a housing crisis. Rents are astronomical, house prices are astronomical and govt stupidity is also at astronomical levels.

But lets not derail @majid thread. These structures remind me of Acorn Barnacles you see at the coast.

@Mike-Amos said in Rayscaper, My trip down the road to adjumacation.:

For some reason the mirror is not reflecting, suitably set up in Rayscaper, just not apparent in the render

What render method are you using?

Could it be the Max Depth for Approx GI need increasing if you are using Approx GI?

@gullfo I am thinking we stick it in here...

Discreet and easily accessible. Hopefully as easy to do as it is to type it.

That's kinda nuts!

Does D5 support motion blur? Seeing the background blur by would be yummy.

I love that model.

I hope house prices on Mars are more affordable than here!

@massimo said in Rayscaper, My trip down the road to adjumacation.:

Does Rayscaper have something like this however?

No, it's guesswork if you want to align HDR sun and a directional light.

Is it really this easy?

Can you try this on the threads you want to ignore?

@L-i-am The car tucked in is more appealing to me. You see more of the room to the right. Its a really nice composition.

The 2nd image also feels less washed out than the others.

That's really clever. Probably cause planning authorities and insurance to implode

@Mike-Amos If the sun coming in the window is a directional light you should raise the angle values slightly to soften the shadow.

I sometime mix both HDRIs and Directional Lights to get the light the way I want it.

HDRs are great but some might offer you the background you want but not the light direction or power. Adding a directional to give you more artistic controls is sometimes a good hack.

Be mindful of power values and balance it.

A directional light with zero angle results in crisp clean shadows...

Increasing it to 2-3 will soften edges....

@Box

That's my https://community.sketchucation.com/recent and I've no Ignore set

And yes, we did ask for sensible embed numbers as it was severe page loading times.

@Gus-R said in House Render Sketchup/TM:

@Rich-O-Brien I've tried putting in cars in a few renderings before and it's always "lose the car." Same thing with a gas meter I modelled.

I find that cars either look too fake or they take too much attention. But when there's a hint of a car or its not front and center you don't pay as much attention.

But its a personal thing really. If you like it leave it.

@L-i-am said in Having a bad day?:

temporally on a med that completely stifles creativity

Heal up soon

@Gus-R Great renders need great models. That's S tier modelling.

Funny you shared that imperfections pack because a few weeks ago @massimo shared it via DM with me.

It really is great modelling and I'm surprised how lightweight the file is too.

@Mike-Amos said in Reputation?:

I know I am a Philistine when it comes to this sort of thing but, what on earth is the 'reputation' thing about?

It's to prevent new accounts from posting content that's blatantly off topic. Mainly mods will review posts and stop you seeing stuff that is spam.

Members can also use it to upvote a particular post/reply as a way of saying something without saying anything.

The actual reputation value a person has is not really relevant unless your are inclined that way.

They way we use it is to place new account holders under certain restrictions until their peers see their contributions are useful and upvote them.

Some use it others don't. Some get offended by downvotes and others don't. Some love getting upvoted others don't.

It can be largely ignored or weaponised. I tend to upvote positive posts and replies in instances where I like the content but can't really add to it.

TLDR : Its an anti spam measure

Oozes cosiness. I like the camera angle of the 1st render and the worn path with scattered stones.

Both are great though.

@Mike-Amos said in Thinking of our Majid today:

The honest truth is that I am waiting to die.

@Mike-Amos said in Thinking of our Majid today:

I left the regular army in 1983

I appreciate that you served your country. You deserve to be looked after for your service.