ChiefBobby3D

@solver  Thanks, Eric, for all your help.  It took me awhile (too long) to catch on to the signature directive.  Followed through yesterday. 

I just saw your YouTube channel.  Bravo!

Worked great.  Piece of cake.  Thanks for your time.

How can we create a faux exterior shuttered window while leaving the interior tiled wall behind it intact without a window?

We have version X14 of CA.   Pictured below is our shuttered window.  We have googled and searched the forum and haven't yet found a solution.

Thank you in advance.

--Bob

51 minutes ago, Dominic900 said:

Hello Bob,

 

I recently just purchased Maxwell for sketchup version 5.2.2. While not ment for animations it renders pretty nicely. Export to sketchup (2017 to 2022) and then using maxwell settings window in sketchup you create a rendering after applying material settings then render. Example shown below at sample level 15.00. About 20 minutes on my computer. price is about $595.00. To buy go to novedge.com and call Calvin Lok to get a quote. They are in CA. USA. Novedge is where I purchased maxwell render and had a great experience. Maxwell render has a 30 day trial to test features before you purchase.

 

I hope this helps you. And this is not an ad, but novedge had the best deal and treated me very well.

 

Dominic

livingroommaxwell3d.bmp 1.65 MB · 2 downloads

THANKS, Dominic900 !

I appreciate that info.  I've done film animation, but now that I'm helping my wife with architectural stuff, I'm quickly looking for tips and sources.  There's a lot to learn and there are so many resources out there.  I value your input!

Bob

Michael,

That's a GREAT example!   THANKS for taking a moment to reply, and your tip on file formats is extremely helpful!

--Bob

Hi Fellow Chiefs,

We've been using Chief Architect for just 11 days now, and we're totally impressed!   (ver x14)

The rendering tools for a Walk-through video are GREAT for our present clients' residential designs we're working on.  But looking to future projects, we're wondering if anyone has successfully EXPORTED a house design from CA to any other platform for RENDERING.  There are some high-end apps such as Lumion (with animated environments, blowing trees and grass, etc.) and a potentially ideal marriage could be interfacing CA's fabulous design tools with extra-mile rendering apps.

Has anyone done this?  

Just to clarify, I'm asking for two reasons: (1) In regards to my upcoming animated film projects, and (2) My wife is the one working as an architect while I help her with CA and video walk-throughs.

Thanks for any thoughts, experiences, or recommendations,

-- Bob Anderson 

www.bobanderson.org  

www.homedesigncoach.net

THANKS Mr. Solver!   I've been struggling with this exact issue for 45+ minutes!   But your video above was the ticket!