mcrump Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Much thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I have not tried it yet, but looking at the shots, the roof texture could use some rescaling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrump Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Gene, The client wanted large slate tiles, but I agree I went too far in that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Brown Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Done for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electromen Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Nice job Barton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry_Sweeney Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 mcrump.............If you don't mind me asking. How is the large roof with the cathedral ceiling going to be constructed? That's a long span with a lot of width for a cathedral ceiling. The cathedral ceiling looks like it goes all the way to the ridge with no collar ties of any kind. I did not download it, so I'm just observing from the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrump Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 The design is a pre-engineered metal building by Varco-Pruden. The spans are not a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Barton, how did you get the vehicles in the proper proportions? All of the others looked odd and overpowered the building. The windows and doors also look like they are correct in your ray trace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrump Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Very nice Barton. I imported the vehicles from the Google Warehouse. Upon reflection, mine do seem large. I am going to import my model into Lumion 4.5 and render and animate it to see how it looks just for kicks and giggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 My take and settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Brown Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Greg: thanks! Sherry and Michael: regarding the vehicle size - I didn't realize that they were too big on the first set of ray traces that I did, although something didn't seem correct, just kind of an odd feeling. It wasn't until I moved one of them to put it in a parking space that I realized the problem (it was way too big to fit). Anyway, I did a little research on the dimension specs for a 'hearse' and scaled down the vehicles. Changing the size is easy. Open the 'object' dbx, not the symbol dbx, click the 'retain aspect ratio' and make the necessary changes. I also changed the material properties of the vehicles, changing white to 'chrome' and making the body panels reflective to represent a nicely waxed hearse... The people are 3D people from the SketchUp 3D warehouse, the small plants are 3D plants from the CA library. I'm disappointed at the amount of 'light bleed' that occurred in the night scene - it went 20 passes (about 2 hours). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Barton, I generally find that the "Light Bleed" is due to fixtures where the Light Source isn't positioned quite right within the Fixture - or it's the wrong type of Light Source. Getting the position, direction and type of light correct takes some experience - and usually a bit of trial and error - but it seems to always fix the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrump Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 OK, attached is a quick rendering and animation done in Lumion. While Lumion is a fantastic rendering application it greatly suffers in that you can't add your own materials. movie-2.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrump Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Scott, When toy send out the invitation emails in the morning, please send mine to my home address. michaelacrump@att.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 While Lumion is a fantastic rendering application it greatly suffers in that you can't add your own materials. You definitely can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Brown Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Michael, Lumion looks like a great tool, too bad it is so expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrump Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Jintu, You can???? I have searched everywhere and could find no info on it. Can you point me in the right direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 My take and settings. I have to say Jintu, if you want that $25.00 prize money and the cheap 10" trophy, you have to do better, I think BB has you beat. It's nice, but BB did a really nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Scott, When toy send out the invitation emails in the morning, please send mine to my home address. michaelacrump@att.net No problem, I will send to home address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Click Custom (blue and white checker icon) > Standard (black square icon) > Texture (black and white checker icon) then click change diffuse material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 BTW, if Jintu wins, what will it cost me to send a cheap 10" plastic trophy to Manila? Is it a lot of money? Jintu, would you mind picking it up yourself to save me postage? Nuts, I better try to win this contest myself to save money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I have to say Jintu, if you want that $25.00 prize money and the cheap 10" trophy, you have to do better, I think BB has you beat. It's nice, but BB did a really nice job. No comment. Next challenge please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Brown Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Just to be 'in the running' with Jintu means a lot to me. For years I have admired the work he has posted on Chief Talk. Barton, I generally find that the "Light Bleed" is due to fixtures where the Light Source isn't positioned quite right within the Fixture - or it's the wrong type of Light Source. Getting the position, direction and type of light correct takes some experience - and usually a bit of trial and error - but it seems to always fix the problem. Joe, thanks for the tip/suggestion. The light sources are CA. I tried turning off the recessed spots in the vaulted area and initially thought this would be a good way to track down the offending lights because the gable and roof bleeds were gone. BUT, as the number of passes increased, these bleeds crept back in to the point of there being no real difference between images. This is like trying to solve a complicated puzzle - eventually I run out of enthusiasm and interest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Okay guys, I have to get to work, so this is my submittal, better than Jintu in my not so humble opinion, but BB might have me beat. This is my classic CRAPPY 2 MINUTE RAYTRACE. If only McCrump had offered a $50.00 payout, I may have spent more time. Hey McCrump, please pick me, it will save me the cost of a cheap 10"plastic trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrump Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Scott. It's Crump. But that's OK as I have been called much worse. When does the winner need to be announced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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