@unknownuser said:
They have their Christmas tree up already?
Yup, I took the pix last Saturday, the tree is up.
I'd been looking for an opportunity to try a stereolithography output from an SU model for quite a while, finally had a job where it fit in. The process went very smoothly, and it definitely helped the client to move forward.
Small, simple model, so it only cost about $200.
Another marble fireplace. I needed to help the client visualize the fireplace, so I used a ruby script to output an .stl model from SU 7. I uploaded that 1.5 mg model to a service bureau, and a couple days later rec'd the model via Fedex. The model is about 5" wide. (3/4" scale)
It was very helpful in reassuring the client about the final look and proportions.
The marble is Italian Carrara Arabescato.
Another one from a few years back; I started modeling it in SU v.2, then mid job upgraded to SU v.3.
It's a double-wide Tudor, rather unusual. Both fireboxes are wood burning masonry. I finally had the chance to visit the home a couple weeks ago, so I could take these installed photos.
Here's another. I finished this one 18 months ago, but just had the opportunity to visit the home and take photos.
Bump of an old thread, but I want give thanks for this plugin; it really came in handy today.
Extremely interesting and unusual person:
http://bonesquad.com/
Read his bio and his blog.
He's a 6'10" (208cm) tall orthopedic trauma surgeon and blues musician who's been working in Haiti, and organizing medical/surgical/orthopedic help for the victims of the earthquake; this is a break from his usual activities treating the forgotten and neglected on Chicago's South and West sides. He's also the son of a friend of mine.
I was able to visit the site last month and take this photo of the installed fireplace.
No chimney? Where is his forge?
Is he a toolsmith, a weapon maker, or a farrier? It's important to know whether he is tempering the steel or just forging it.
If he is tempering, he needs to control the light where they are working, to see the temper of the steel. Most blacksmith shops I've been in have been dim, just one or two small windows, not open areas that the sun can get in.
Look through the Abana site, http://www.abana.org/
They might have some shots of contemporary blacksmiths shops, the layout and tooling won't be much different from medieval ones. (except the new ones have drop hammers and fancier anvils, and some use gas forges)
It also seems larger than necessary, unless he's making weapons and needs to keep them locked up inside. And the grounds are too clean, there should be lots of scrap metal, half-finished projects, old benches, and other junk piled up outside.
Just finished this one, it's ready to crate and ship.
Those top corner pieces were a fun bit of geometry.
Ah Chris, I see... I never knew that was an option, to switch profiles off and leave edges on. Looks like that does the job I want.
Thanks!
With 0 profiles it's too hard to see the molding profiles and details, and to see how each piece of stone aligns to the next piece.
Note the plinth block at the base of the leg on this fireplace- too vague. Maybe it would be clearer if I turned on shadows, but that would definitely slow things down.
What I meant was setting the profiles to 1 pixel instead of the default 3 pixel under styles/edit (edge), and leaving everything else at default.
The three pixel default line is too fat, makes the drawings bulky and ungraceful, and it's harder to see fine precise connections and alignments.
That worked, thanks. 
I knew there had to be an easy way to do it.
How do I set up SU so that whenever I open a new drawing it is already set for a 1 px default line weight? I want to eliminate the extra steps of having to open the styles browser and changing it for every new drawing.
Will the PVC pipes filled with concrete support the weight? It seems to me like they'll be good in compression, but have insufficient lateral strength. (wind loads could be a problem)
This one is closely related to the previous, just mild adjustments to the SU design. Different type of marble, Marquinia, a black Spanish marble with white veining.
I prefer not to do renderings; I find pencil communicates much better, renderings are just distracting for my clients. The pencil lets them use their imagination, renderings are more "frozen" and limiting. Also, with a piece of tracing paper over the SU printout, it just takes a few minutes; you can waste endless hours develpoing and tweeking renderings.
And heres the finished product. (well, the fireplace is finished, the room isn't). It was installed last week.
It's carved in white Carrara marble.
......no I don't think so! 
