This is a very interesting thread and it encouraged me to open Layout for the first time and give it a try. I really like some of the features although I'm not ready to give up Datacad quite yet for my construction drawings I think it will work great for presentation drawings.

I'm really impressed with the quality of the line work of the images included in the scrapbook and need to investigate how to duplicate, edit and ad my own images of equal quality...equal to the quality I can achieve drawing in Adobe Illustrator. Anyone been down that road before and care to share any tips or techniques or should that be on a new thread?

Here's a few shots of my first attempt using Layout...WIP of a little pool house.

Enjoying this forum very much,

Robert

Thanks Tina!

I went through the process last night of learning how to make my own "face me" components...here's my "golden" version.

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![Revised with "Sketchy Golden"](/uploads/imported_attachments/zmWq_PorchTest.jpg "Revised with "Sketchy Golden"")

Thank you Remus for your prompt description... very helpfull!

Robert

Forum,

Would someone be kind enough to explain to a newbie what clipmat is and how to create them in newbie terms

The topic came up in this thread on grass and I was able to make it work in Kerky by following the steps...would rather be taught to fish than just fed .

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I'd just like a little more background information and how this would apply to a face me component. I keep getting the rectangle rendering in Kerky and I suspect I would need to create a clipmat to have it render correctly ?

Thanks in advance...great forum!

Robert

Here's an updated version with some hidden trees along the road (rather than buildings) to the front to cast a shadow. The scene feels a little "light" on top...I could possibly move the fence and trees closer to the front of the house...any thoughts on that?

I fixed the horizon line and decided to leave the grass issue to another day although I did play around with the instancing brush and skies in Kerky I'm not really pleased with the results at this point.

The Pencil style I picked up on this forum over a year ago was created by Ross Macintosh:
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=671&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=ross+pencil+style

Now all I need is a good model of a golden retriever to place in my scene

Thanks for the warm welcome and suggestions.

Robert

First post...been in lurk mode for a while. The downturn in the building industry has given me a lot of time recently to explore SU V7 and work on my modeling lessons. This forum has been a valuable tool in helping me get to the point of providing a presentable model to my clients. Attached are a few views modeled in DataCAD and SU 7 Pro and the final render in Kerkythia. I'm struggling with the finer points of creating realistic lawn, horizon lines and backgrounds...I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks for providing such an awesome resource!

All comments and critiques welcome,

Robert