Thanks for the nice comments and the offer Tadema! I think my wife has a bamboo tablet laying around, I will have to "borrow" it and give it a try!
Couple more quick concepts and then off to practice.
A woody, and a tugboat zeppelin. (tugboat from warehouse.)
Thanks for the nice comments! It has been difficult getting noticed in the book world but it is fun to try!
Here is another quick speed painting concept. I use my computer mouse and Gimp, I really need to buy a graphics tablet!
Thanks again!
Stuart
Sorry another quick concept idea for my next book. Sketchup and photoshop. (public domain octopus.)
Here are a couple more images on how the book is made. A lot of green screen work.
Yup, all sketchup, Thea and a little digital painting.
(Rich please pass on your code to any body you choose.)
Honestly, I don't make any money on these I would just like kids to learn about bridges. In this one the bots build a lift bridge and a suspension bridge with a story that hopefully keeps them interested.
I even made a trebuchet!
Thanks Rich!
Hi, I just finished my new kindle children's picture book, "The Bridge, the Barge and the Croc." and I am looking for Amazon reviews.
So I am giving away five kindle ebook US gift codes for free downloads. (To start?)
If you have a kindle device, kids who like robots (ages 3-7), and would post a review, please use one of the following gift codes.
Please don't take them unless you will use them. (One per person Please)
And remember to review the book on Amazon!
Thanks!
Stuart
Sorry out of codes for now. Thanks for taking the time to look at my books!
Thanks Marcus, that is really cool! I have to give that a try with a robot...
Thanks!
s
So, where I work we design bridges. Now our office wants to add "3D" to cadd plans. The idea is to export 3D pdf files from Microstation (expensive version of autocad..) and embed them in the pdf plans for lettings.
The quality of the models seem very low to me but we own the software and it seems very exciting to non-3D experienced engineers. (oooh it spins, I think it is a beam!)
Microstation is a pain to draw in and sketchup seems like the answer but no native 3d pdf exporter.(Now I know there are some paid extensions for 3D pdfs from sketchup)
Can Trimble make a better container that can show a decent 3D image AND make it in a format that would work in a document like a pdf or excel or word etc? Something contractors today could access in online contract documents?
Sorry if this has been answered and I missed the thread.. (I looked, no really)
Thanks!
s
Thanks for all your help!
It went great and I'm looking forward to doing more 3D things!
s
I bought the four well side of the palette, $23 bucks delivered. I chose white polished plastic...
I thought I would see how good it is before buying the other side.
Thanks for all the help!
Stuart
I have put some hinges on the boxes.
So the question, is it worth about $60 to print it?
How porous is the plastic, will it leak?
I just noticed I have to put some bump outs by the hinges, so when it is open it will stay flat..
thanks for all the help!
s
Thanks I will give that a go! 
s
That is really cool, have you tried on it on a project? I might have to go that a go.
Thanks again for all the help!
s
That's cool but I'm not sure how it works?
s
Thanks for the info! I think 1/16" = 1.5875 mm so it should be doable. Whether it is strong enough I don't know? Most of my plastic palettes are 1/16" thick, so I think it should work.
I can print them separately but I need some hinges?
thanks!
s
Strong and flexible plastic?
thanks!
s
A few of more questions.
I made the two sides, one for mixing paint and one for holding paint.
any advice on a hinge for the box? I thought some hollow tubes and then I would put a metal rod through the holes when I get it.
could this whole piece be printed together somehow?
I made everything 1/16" thick. Will that be strong enough? The trays are each 7/16" tall
Thanks!
s
Thanks, that worked great! Now I can design a whole box and print it.
s
Hi, I'm new to shapeways and 3d models. I wanted to see if I could upload a 3d model to shapeways and I can but I can't seem to make a simple tray with two recessed paint wells?
This is the model and I realize the floor doesn't have any thickness but I tried thickness and it just filled in the holes.
Is it best to export from sketchup to a stl file or use meshlab and then a stl file?
thanks for the help. (d12dozr I didn't want to keep bugging you)
Stuart