@Gus-R said in Piano with Rayscaper:

The Making of a Steinway Piano

No, but I just did. AI can't do what those folks can. There's a lot to be said talented craftspeople. Such a nice job too.

I couldn't get SketchUp to make the black keys properly so I just horsed in basic stuff. I hoped the high DOF would hide the shortcuts.

I did the famous Robatto Piano render in Blender so I could help Thomas start to dial in some stuff for RayScaper. I actually saw the original image on X and thought it was a good excerise for lighting and camera position.

RayScaper still does need some work regarding normals and light/dof values but its still impressive and fun to use. Fast too

@ntxdave said in Piano with Rayscaper:

Now tell me how you get that pattern.

It's the Checkerboard material SketchUp ships with under Patterns

@HornOxx Lovely presentation and modelling. Not a fan of that AO style though. I find it looks more like dirt.

The modelling and texturing is spot on!

@Gus-R the initial rough start is slowly blossoming into beautiful friendship.

these are great too!

@HornOxx Haha! Love it

I did something similar a few years ago with a galaxy.

Animator is such a cool extension!

@L-i-am Handsome result. Postcard scene

Some renders of lights I did...

If you hadn't mention what it was I would've guessed it was this...

At least I now know what it is you are building!

Clever use of a tight space! I like the open shelving too.

The first is a vibe.

All of them are yummy.

I think I'll buy you a lawnmower

Did you try looking into the Indie game scene. So many out there looking for 3D modellers to get in at ground level to help them populate worlds with assets.

I know its not your usual stuff but might be an option?

https://www.workwithindies.com/

Lovely.....cut the grass Gus! Hope your new pad is going well!

Critique is good. It pushes someone to raise their level. For me, the feedback of 'awful' or 'bad' can be construed as a rude comment.

Gus' stuff may not be your flavour of the month. But I think critique, even when negative, should be delivered with at least a level of class.

@rv1974 said in Rework of 12 year old model.:

@Rich-O-Brien could you kindly point where exactly the insult happened? BTW have you seen what topic starter posted here and later deleted?

No probs....

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I see Gus' stuff too. TBH, I don't want to police internet beefs.

I just want to be the oil on the water.

You work wonders in tight spaces.

Fredo Portrait allows you to control orientation of a camera but not world position.

SketchUp's native Position Camera tool allows you to place a camera at a location then set it's height. If you then switch to Zoom tool and hold SHIFT you set the FOV.

I use a mix of those 3 to create cameras

No, you can't search libraries unfortunately.

ThruPaint does initially take time to build a database but after its ok to search.

@numerobis its a great decision to get people into photogrammetry. Plus the app itself is easy to use and does a good job

When you add a root folder every child and nested folder gets added to the dropdown list.

In the panel itself you get the more typical folder based structure.

@Box

@L-i-am I tried that a few weeks ago. Its rather hard to get to grips with and feels last-gen in terms of output.

Huge levels of customisation available and a really clever LOD switch.