dskogg

Yes that is what i did as well, i ungrouped items until i could change bracing to another material..didnt seem to work for me

1 minute ago, GeneDavis said:

David, what version of SU are you using.  I see it is labeled as 18.something.  I use free Sketchup Make 2017 and could not open your SKP file, but downloaded the Cessi chair group from the 3D Warehouse.  Is yours the web-based 2018 version of Make?

Gene i am using sketchup pro18, not web based. 

1 minute ago, Alaskan_Son said:

Here you go as a one time courtesy....

 

DS Chair.calibz

 

If you ever need stuff like this fixed up for you in the future, shoot me an email.  I offer this type of thing as a support service for quite a few people. I basically help deal with some of the oddball complicated little time sinks so you can keep doing what you do best.

Thanks Michael,  what did you have to do...or that secrete sauce stuff?

I am trying to import this skp model and when ca imports the material for the metal supports is the same as the wood legs...any ideas how to fix this?

i tried changing metal to blue in sketchup to see if this would work and then i could just adjust material on import..but it comes in the same colour as wood legs.

Cessi+DiningChair.skp

On 11/20/2019 at 1:51 PM, CADustin said:

Hey gang, the new tile update is live on the original post with a change list at the top of the page.

Let me know if you run into any snags.

 

Enjoy!

Hey Dustin, substance tile viewer coming along, i like that i can adjust grout size on large tile, it only allows export as a bitmap now?

I was trying to get a white large marble tile with grey veining..the colour lightness is so sensitive that it goes from a grey to a white with very little adjustment..here are two pics of the results.

2 hours ago, rlackore said:

When I "improved" the material the Texture>Retain Original Aspect Ratio checkbox got checked unintentionally. Changing the material to 3x6 is easy, just adjust everything in the Material dbx:

yes i did that but i was trying to keep your texture file the same exact size, once i changed both to 3x6 they aligned...thanks again..looks great.

54 minutes ago, rlackore said:

For your inverted tile, a normal map is all that is necessary (my opinion). Googling 'normal vs bump map' will lead you to further reading. Here's a better version of the material - I removed the pronounced shadow from the left bevel so the fake shadow isn't biased to the left: inverted tile improved.calibz

 

Robert thanks for doing this...the tile is actually 3x6 so i tried adjusting scale down but the texture and the pattern don't match up...the original tile you had at 12x6 and now 

11 13/16x6...i could move pattern in x direction until it matches...perhaps something on the orginal?

14 minutes ago, rlackore said:

Normal maps. Learning a few tools in Gimp or Photoshop can go a long way: inverted tile.calibz

 

That’s awesome, I have gimp I will look into how to make normal maps.. what about bump maps or other maps? Or do you only need normal maps?

Hey Chiefers...can anyone make a tile texture like this?

I was thinking that i could make a 3d object of tile and just apply it to walls...but maybe there is a better way?

Inmetro_productsheet.pdf

I have adopted Agency Fb for all my text.

I agree blueprint has had its day and now is old school.

Because Agency Fb is compact it looks ok to do all caps if this is your choice.

What do you guys think?

I have played around with substance player to make a few tile textures.  I quite often use watercolour renderings to present my designs with lines.

Here are some of the ones i have used, I prefer to have single lines for the texture over tile but in herringbone i cant use the ca as it is only 2-1 size, the hex i cant get to line up with the material?  But the hex tile seems to have a really thick grout line and in pbr rendering it has really rough grout lines, 

Dustin is there an issue with the hex tile in substance player?

Hi 
Dustin, this is kind of ornate but there are a few tiles that have a design inside them..triangle, hex example that would be great to have.

I also think that if there is a way to adjust grout thickness that would be great, i think its too thin right now, if I had a 3x12 subway tile the grout line would typically be about 1/8" thick and it looks like the substance player is thinner than that?

Is there a way to get more texture in a tile..here are some subway tiles i have personally used, lots of bumps that reflect light quite nice, not sure if chief can replicate this kind of texture.

Also subway tile comes in a variety of ratio's, like 4 to 1 etc but you substance player only goes to 3 to 1, 

OMG .. just found this tread.. 

I can’t believe it’s been around so long.

Great work Dustin.

Would this work to produce these kind of tiles?  
 

15 hours ago, Chopsaw said:

Does Google earth have data for the area you need ?

 

The only useful thing I could think of in Chief would be to use it as a material on an almost flat terrain perimeter for your overhead view as I have done with some higher altitude areal images.

I am going to see what buildings are already modelled in 3D warehouse for the surrounding area and perhaps I will just export my chief model and import it into sketchup and then into google earth,.i found YouTube video on how to do this using sketchup. So in the end not use a drone photo.

 Using a flat picture of area doesn’t really work because there are tall buildings around and the one I need to model is 15 stories high.

12 hours ago, Chopsaw said:

Does Google earth have data for the area you need ?

 

The only useful thing I could think of in Chief would be to use it as a material on an almost flat terrain perimeter for your overhead view as I have done with some higher altitude areal images.

Yes it would.. this is for a proposed structure in downtown Calgary, Alberta Canada.. some tall towers around

Anyone have some suggestions on how to insert a ca model into a birds eye camera picture?

 It will have some high rise buildings in the picture.

I just uploaded ios13.2..

still seems like Apple is limiting motion access in safari for 360’s

 here is a post from an auto desk forum that shows how they could request this motion access.. CA?

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/rendering-forum/ios-13-removes-blanket-motion-amp-orientation-access-panoramas/td-p/9086967

3 hours ago, TheKitchenAbode said:

 

"A Brain Wave", haven't had one of those in a while, will mark that day in the calendar.

 

Would be interesting to know if the NVidia settings now stick if the laptop is rebooted with the external monitor connected or if it has to be booted with the monitor disconnected and then connected after the boot is finished.

Graham, i will keep an eye on it and report back...thanks again for both your help...most appreciative.

Cheers

1 hour ago, Kbird1 said:

 

Oh Wow , interesting ...that would be bad unless it has other Ports like VGA or Display Port , assuming they don't have the same issue.

 

I assume it has Bios 1.12 ? it's old, Dec. 2016 , but may correct some issues if yours is not upto date.

 

M.

Well ..hallelujah...i disconnected external monitor as suggested, rebooted laptop, started chief up...and now its using nvidia..yay!!

I hooked back up external monitor and it is still using nvidia ...

I made sure my laptop was set to the main monitor...not sure it this will matter... i have display set to multiple monitors..

Thanks for all your help here...it is an older laptop but i need to use this for a while yet.. so appreciate your help.

Cheers.

16 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

 

Details Tab >Hardware ID Dropdown> ( see my pic above) ....copy and paste the PCI/Ven Code info back here please...

 

Also what is the EXACT Model Number of your Acer Nitro Laptop please , it is not in your Signature after all.

 

M.

Hey Mick, i added model to my signature now... it doesn't seem like there is a new driver since 2016?

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_191B&SUBSYS_10391025&REV_06
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_191B&SUBSYS_10391025
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_191B&CC_030000
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_191B&CC_0300
 

15 hours ago, Kbird1 said:

Intel's Scanner is next to useless in many cases , I am not sure why , it doesn't work with my Surface 3 and didn't work with a laptop I had for a short time a year ago either and both have intel Graphics etc etc.

 

Show me the Hardware Tab from Device Manager for the INTEL Display adapter and I do a Search.....

 

This shows where to find it ...as you can see I DON'T have an intel card in my Desktop....  I need the PCI\VEN Numbers for your Intel Card

 

 

 

mick here is what i have on this...looks like it hasnt been updated for a while..

1 hour ago, Kbird1 said:

Ultimate is not an option on Laptops , but High should be, though some laptop manufacturers seem to disable all but balanced.

 

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/110372-restore-missing-default-power-plans-windows-10-a.html

Hi Mick, thanks for this, i loaded both high and ultimate onto laptop and rebooted...its still showing the intel video card...

Do you adjust any other nvidia card options?

I guess next step is to chat with CA...sometimes they are not as technical as forum guys like yourself...unless there is anything else to try.

I tried but there was only one option to chose from.. no MaX power option?

1 hour ago, TheKitchenAbode said:

Mick is correct about how you update the drivers. When you use the update driver through the device manager Windows only looks for the last official Microsoft approved version. This often differs from the latest version offered by the hardware manufacturer, also most systems have support for drivers and this can also differ as some drivers may be customized for your laptop.

 

If you get the driver from NVidia they do have an option to completely remove the old driver before installing the new one. Sometimes the standard update option will leave bits and pieces of the old driver on your system. The only disadvantage of doing a remove and install is that you will loose the option in device manger to roll back the driver in the event that the new driver causes problems, rare but it does happen.

i went to intel and had them scan my system and it says its up to date...

I changed power setting in nvidia as shown..

I only have one power setting to choose from not the ultimate power setting..

so it still shows intel driver...

20 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

 

You may need to call Tech Support on Monday if you have Told CA to use the NVidia Card in the NVCP and it isn't , then I am not sure why.

 

I would look into updating your Intel Driver too as perhaps it is at fault and not releasing , so the NV Card can't take over like it should in 3D etc

 

M.

i went to display adapters and made sure the intel driver was up to date and it was...does it make sense to reinstall chief? would i lose anything..