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    • RE: Where Does One Find Work?

      Upwork, Dibble, Fiverr, Artstation, LinkedIn

      posted in Corner Bar
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    • RE: New Sketchup 2025 glimpse.

      @Gus-R

      Everyone could use a good Stratocaster. 😊

      True, I'd rather that than to be played as a fiddle 🎻

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: Hot Rod

      @Mike-Amos said in Hot Rod:

      Rayscaper beats Maxwell render hands down

      Rayscaper is about to enter into Phase 2 which I'm super excited to see.

      posted in WIP
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: I thought I would share this good news

      Delighted to hear you have fought the good fight and won.

      Hope you get to enjoy some stress free days going forward.

      posted in Corner Bar
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      Rich O Brien
    • Nvidia Meshtron

      This is pretty wild but not unexpected. Dense point cloud to optimized quad or tri meshes

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      Read more 🔗 : https://research.nvidia.com/labs/dir/meshtron/

      It won't be long before you'll be generating optimized, UV mapped models of any object using your phone leaving you purely in the artistic design/rendering phase.

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: Hidden geometry preventing full use of push pull

      @Jaques69 Execute your boolean operation to generate the gaps

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      Extract the profile, inset(Offset Tool) and then extrude(Follow Me Tool)

      SketchUp_GnJpg3F230.gif

      There's a few other ways but this would be my suggestion

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: Homebuild Hi-Fi.

      That's great. It's like those old Dell business laptops but with a DAW and DJ Controller.

      Did you model this? Or is it kitbashed? I want one!

      posted in Gallery
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: To blend or not to blend

      Depends on your comfort levels. If you are happy in your SketchUp box then pull up a chair and get comfy.

      If you want to explore other avenues then poke around.

      I like my SketchUp and Blender combo. I can do some things 10x faster in Blender and vice versa.

      It's worth adding that there's a very high frustration wall you encounter at first with Blender. Especially if you apply the SketchUp philosophy in terms of how 3D should work.

      Blender follows convention whilst SketchUp is about ease of use. In SketchUp you draw whilst in Blender you model.

      You cannot compare the apps because one is a conceptual design tool whilst the other is 3D pipeline.

      I like both.

      I'll be a SketchUp user until I hang my hat. But having a good foundation in Blender means I can tackle more projects that SketchUp just couldn't manage.

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: Ain't Sketchup to rhyme with the trends?

      @majid said in Ain't Sketchup to rhyme with the trends?:

      modeling logic behind the beloved SketchUp is too old-school

      Or the user has outgrown the the abilities of the application.

      Every commercial app has a threshold of what it can do. It is targeted to its market/audience.

      On the opposite side if you look at Blender. Because of it's open source nature and community contributions its flourishes naturally in directions steered more organically.

      SketchUp, to me, is a form of transportation to help me get to a destination. Along the way I might use various modes of transport to get where I'm going.

      It is easy get frustrated because it lacks certain features. But a bloated app can also lead to frustration when trying to find features hidden behind nested menu or panels.

      I would love if SketchUp was more open regarding Roadmaps and planned features. Rather than this current approach. But there's no perfect app or approach.

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: An Old Bar Clamp

      The lengths custodians go to to keep customers at the bar! At least you've less chance of falling over!

      Really nice presentation. I'll keep saying, but when it comes to raw SU output, you lead the pack. Reminds me of the assembly drawings from old overhaul manuals we had in Lufthansa.

      Only thing missing is big dirty paw marks!

      posted in Gallery
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: Rayscaper New Releases

      @majid

      If you go to C:\Users\SomeName\AppData\Roaming\Rayscaper\UserAssets you will find the custom materials you have made zipped.

      If you unzipped you will see the preview image. If you change that image and zip it making sure to delete the original zip and name the new one the same you get custom icons.

      image.png

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: Layout - Batt Insulation Pattern

      Tuesday. I should have it sorted by Tuesday.

      posted in LayOut Feature Requests
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: Very humid (Render)

      @L-i-am

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      There's still that projection bug at #1

      There's also a rather lo-poly plant at #2 and some ghost branches at #3

      Its a great scene full of nice texture break up but if you begin to look at details then they begin to standout.

      Whenever I hit a point in a scene where I need 'ideas' I jump into google streetview to see what kind of entourage I could add.

      For instance those AC units need power so external cabling. There would be ceiling lights in front of every apartment with some cctv cameras or satellite dishes.

      These everyday items easily found online clutter the scene and force the viewer to not see the more apparent shortcuts you take.

      Its a real fun scene to go crazy with if you've the time,

      posted in Gallery
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: SketchUp 2026 Released

      @Glenn-at-home I found it more performant. With large amounts of arrayed components in previous versions I would get that wire bounding box.

      Similar tests with this release and I'm not getting it so far. Reminds me when we got the speed boost between v6 and v7. Not as dramatic as that but definitely noticeable.

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: SubD examples and models

      Could you imagine if SU had these type of tools!

      I'd love it. But it would completely cripple the viewport and user experience.

      posted in SUbD
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      Rich O Brien
    • DS-6 ISS-BR-YANK

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      Some greeble fun!

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      posted in Gallery
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: Rayscaper New Releases

      @Krass said in Rayscaper New Releases:

      quelle galère

      Patience is a virtue. Having an app have backwards compatibility along with supporting multiple different GPUs and CPUs etc is challenging for a single developer.

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: SubD examples and models

      🤤 flawless

      posted in SUbD
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: Hidden Temple

      @Gus-R said in Hidden Temple:

      Mysterious.

      Behind the door is a perpetual license for SketchUp 2025….

      posted in Gallery
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      Rich O Brien
    • RE: SubD examples and models

      I agree, subdivision works for both organic forms and hard surface forms. You can be incredibly accurate in term of dimensions

      But at least tell the truth. This is for painting your toenails. 💅

      posted in SUbD
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