Posts made by tallbridgeguy

I also use Hostmonster.com. (for about 5 years.) No problems. You can host at least 5 domains for the monthly price. You could have a main website, a blog, a place to sell your models, etc...

Hostmonster has a bunch of scripts for creating wordpress sites, some for website templates and some tricks for transferring websites.

Right now I have one account for about 6 bucks a month and tied five domains to it at no additional cost. (they are referred to as sub domains.)

I believe your domain is "locked" so that some undesirable does not transfer (steal) it. Hostmonster has a way of transferring your domain to their accounts, so you pay them to keep your domain name instead of your current domain keeper.

It looks like you cannot transfer through hostmonster but you can get a FTP program and download your current site to a HD. Then upload your website to your hostmonster directory. easy pesy.

https://www.hostmonster.com/cgi/help/229

hope this helps!

Stuart

Wow, thanks for the file Jeff!

I doubt I would have thought of doing it that way. (I probably would draw a cylinder and try to draw on the surface.)

Thanks!

S

Thanks, I will take a look at both threads!

The first video link is kinda choppy. Here is a slightly lower grade but more watchable version of the video.

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This the new Calgary Peace pedestrian bridge by Santiago Calatrava. It is scheduled to open this summer.
How would I model something like this?

Thanks for the help!

S

The video is also cool and well done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HvaOo0wtL4

@jarynzlesa said:

Brilliant idea tallbridgeguy . Nice animation. Have you patented it already? If not, I'm going to do that .

Thanks! I think if I ever build it I will probably need a full time lawyer to cover the accidents!

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Hi cperkins, I have exported tween files with su2kt and it worked great.

BUT I have only used the setting in the dialog like 640x480, 800x600...not the match scene option. I will give it a try tonight and see what happens? I am sorta surprised we can't change it later in KT to anything we want?

Maybe check your camera setting and see if it set to 200x200 the default?

s

Alan that looks like it might work and $10 bucks is cheap.

Has anybody here tried it?

s

Yes but you still have some of the best bridges in the world!

And you may get this one..
http://happypontist.blogspot.com/2011/02/living-bridge-proposed-for-budapest.html

Sorry if this is a repeat...(didn't see it anywhere when I searched.)

Bridges coming down..

YouTube - VDOT: Bridge demolition set to opera
[flash=480,385:2042wz8f]http://www.youtube.com/v/NJJo8CJpGWo?fs=1&hl=en_US[/flash:2042wz8f]

I found this site. Demicron and they have a free download.

http://www.demicron.com/index.html

Anybody use it?

3D examples.

http://www.demicron.com/gallery/mediterranean/mediterranean.html
http://www.demicron.com/gallery/perceuse/perceuse.html

I made a little video of what I did. Sorry I put this in two places....it looks alright at 720p, fullscreen. Sorry about the narration.

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YouTube - tallbridgeguy-keyframe animation Tutorial
[flash=853,510:1uv24slv]http://www.youtube.com/v/UxUMMdSJTgs?fs=1&hl=en_US[/flash:1uv24slv]

Here is a quick tutorial I made showing what I am doing.

If you watch it full screen at 720p it is tolerable....

Thanks!

YouTube - tallbridgeguy-keyframe animation Tutorial
[flash=853,510:2nvj5w9m]http://www.youtube.com/v/UxUMMdSJTgs?fs=1&hl=en_US[/flash:2nvj5w9m]

No problem, I have been playing with the plugin. It works great!

Hi is the download link broken for windows?

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I would like that 3d thingy as well. I would like to rotate around a bridge model.

Is this related?

3d flash?

http://www.arts-et-metiers.net/visitevirtuelle/

Updated: I tried keyframe animation but it seemed to have a limit on filesize. My bridge was 10mb and it would not work. I tried it with a smaller size and it worked great. I also tried "proper animation" which works but seems to "hide" parts of material during playback? Both almost worked great! So still not luck.

Thanks Bob! The videos are pretty cool. I think having the river turning the bridge is a good idea, I would just have have a governor to keep the bridge speed until control!

I could also use the turning of the bridge to power some lights! Now I have to figure out how to do a night render....
Thanks for the cool videos!

I am downloading Keyframe animation and I will give that a try.

Update: Keyframe animation worked pretty well. I found out you can export the scenes to Kerkythea but not Thea. So I made a quick test render. (The bridge is moving too fast and it has the wrong materials but you get the idea.)
http://youtu.be/CmfDhTV5yRg
[flash=480,385:2e8ojgqk]http://www.youtube.com/v/CmfDhTV5yRg?fs=1&hl=en_US[/flash:2e8ojgqk]

Stuart

Alan that is also a great bridge! I was trying to come up with an "original" bridge idea that moves..I like the kinetic structures.

I think you asked a good question about river traffic and debris. I had another unworkable idea...fun but 2X dangerous.

I just thought of this one last night but I'm not sure if it will work....a spinning bridge over a small stream?

Thanks!
S

@unknownuser said:

and just as an aside. .. I think moving walkways in airports could go much faster -- with giant boxing gloves on extender arms that come out of the walls or ceiling to try and knock you off!

p.s. love your avatar. . .I am a huge Wallace and Gromit fan.

More Cheese Please!

Thanks David! The avatar is a picture of a Wallace and Gromit alarm clock my wife gave me about 12 years ago. It rings "time for walkies". (The sad thing is, it is not so far from reality!)

And yes the Falkirk wheel is amazing! Take a look at this fun bridge.

Thanks Dave!

I know the bridge is, well, lets say impractical but it is fun to think about and model.
(So far I have learned how to use Keyframe animation, how to export and render in Kerkythea and how to post it in Sketchucation. Not well of course, but I am learning...)

I am looking at some ways to make it practical but I think it may be too dangerous!

Stuart

Thanks for fixing it! I will give it another go.

Update: It works great now!

Update: I got it to work in kerkythea.

Stuart