Time to Show YOUR GOODIES!

[Chiefer]

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Tuned down the focal blur. Still learning vray materials and lighting and trying to keep render times to about 20 min.

 

 

Nice render.

 

There's a color correction button at the bottom of the vfp window in vray, http://help.chaosgroup.com/vray/help/maya/150R1/vfb_index.html

 

You can use it to adjust final render without going to a photo editor, much like the image properties in Chief.

 

PS. That scene and resolution can be rendered in about 2-3 minutes.

[keithhe]

Rich_Winsor, on 22 Dec 2014 - 01:40 AM, said:

I found the fittings on 3D Warehouse under pipe fittings.

They had several sizes and included alignment marks

which they claimed would facilitate making the connections.

It all looked good on paper but when I imported the symbols

they wouldn't perform as advertised. It took a lot of blood,

sweat and tears and lots of tweaking X, Y & Z coordinates

to line things up. Luckily I only had to do one branch and

then mirror it to the other side or I might still be pecking

away. I don't know what the deal with 3D Warehouse is.

Everybody says go there and every time I do I have some

type of problem with the imported symbols. I think it's about

time I take the bull by the horns and put some serious study

into rolling my own.

 

 

Rich, that was my experience too, but I eventually just gave up as it was just an experiment and nothing I needed. I have found some good stuff at 3dwarehouse, but sometimes things are goofed up. I usually just fix it there, then bring it in. For the most part, I've been able to fix the items I've needed where there was a problem. Examples: Grouped items I simply explode there and bring in individually, but usually it an orientation thing and I simply turn it the way I need it and then import.  

[gls123]

Nice render.

 

There's a color correction button at the bottom of the vfp window in vray, http://help.chaosgroup.com/vray/help/maya/150R1/vfb_index.html

 

You can use it to adjust final render without going to a photo editor, much like the image properties in Chief.

 

PS. That scene and resolution can be rendered in about 2-3 minutes.

 

Thanks for the link. Seems like I learn something new everyday. Now where is that 2-3 minute render button?

[dr0591]

Re: 3D warehouse items -- it helps if, when you import, you change the origin coordinates 0, 0, 0. This doesn't fix every problem, but can make them easier to work with.

[keithhe]

Thanks Dr. K. I've never tried that, but will try that in the future.

You can add this to the syllabus for the Dr. K February Workshop??

[Rich_Winsor]

Personally I don't know what the moaning and groaning

about the stairs tool is all about. I don't see anything

wrong with the stairs.

 

Here is an offering from my impossible construction

series of images I like to call "Watch Your Step".

 

This is a 100% genuine non-edited, non-retouched, non-exported for rework Chief generated image.

[ragetoca]

Did you model all those buildings?

[keithhe]

Rich,

 

MC would be proud of you. Awesome !!!!

 

That being said, I see a problem with your plan. No handrail. People could fall up and hurt themselves. No way this would pass code, other than perhaps DCRA, but even they tend to prefer handrails, but still optional.

[Rich_Winsor]

Did you model all those buildings?

 

I should live so long.   No, I did an image search

for cityscapes to use as a background and found that

image. It wasn't what I was originally looking for but

I thought it was cool and it had approximately the right

perspective to use for the shot. I've got no idea how

the original was made.

 

Rich,

 

MC would be proud of you. Awesome !!!!

 

That being said, I see a problem with your plan. No handrail. People could fall up and hurt themselves. No way this would pass code, other than perhaps DCRA, but even they tend to prefer handrails, but still optional.

 

Keith, that's why I call it "watch your step".  

Besides there is no way for the inspector 

to get up there to check for handrails.

 

Actually I've been experimenting with

constructing some handrails but with the

geometry of the situation I don't know if

I can pull it off.

[gls123]

Happy with how clean these rendered.

[HamlinBC]

Those look very nice!...good job!

 

What software do you use?...

[gls123]

Those look very nice!...good job!

 

What software do you use?...

Thanks. Chief --->VRay--->Photoshop

[keithhe]

Those do look good. Funny, you can always tell it's not Phoebe when you see grass.

[gls123]

Standing seam metal roof turned out good.

[HamlinBC]

That did turn out nice...

 

Is your grass actually modeled, or do you do it in PS?

 

VRay is nice rendering software...

[BFogarty]

Standing seam metal roof turned out good.

 

 

Somebody's having fun.....looking great too!

[gls123]

That did turn out nice...

 

Is your grass actually modeled, or do you do it in PS?

 

VRay is nice rendering software...

Grass is VrayFur with a grass map. Actually renders very fast. Was about 9:40 render time altogether.

[Chiefer]

Thanks for the link. Seems like I learn something new everyday. Now where is that 2-3 minute render button?

 

 

Here's a quick raytrace - 59 sec.

 

Try SolidRocks by Jerome -download the trial version. Mention my name if you are buying the plugin, you might get a discount.

[dshall]

Here's a quick raytrace - 59 sec.

 

Try SolidRocks by Jerome -download the trial version. Mention my name if you are buying the plugin, you might get a discount.

Oh Boy,  that is nice for 59 sec.,  that is nice for 2 hours...... never heard of solid rocks.

[gls123]

Here's a quick raytrace - 59 sec.

 

Try SolidRocks by Jerome -download the trial version. Mention my name if you are buying the plugin, you might get a discount.

Very nice. I will check that out.

I downloaded Corona Renderer over the weekend and have been getting some nice results. Nothing in the 59 SECOND RANGE..., but not bad for a free 3ds plug-in. Did a test with the south hampton kitchen and doesn't look bad. Haven't given up on vray yet. Although it does make me want to punt my computer some days.

[Chiefer]

 

I downloaded Corona Renderer over the weekend and have been getting some nice results. Nothing in the 59 SECOND RANGE..., but not bad for a free 3ds plug-in. Did a test with the south hampton kitchen and doesn't look bad. Haven't given up on vray yet. Although it does make me want to punt my computer some days.

 

 

 

Nice Corona shots!

 

Corona will not be free anymore by March or April.

 

I am able to get similar results with Vray if I use vrayphysicalcamera but render time increases significantly.

 

This one took about 3 minutes.

[McQueen3D]

Not that they're as nice as what I just saw, but I have some new renderings on Houzz (see link in signature).

 

Has anyone come up with a good grass texture/rendering method yet for Phoebe?

[Rich_Winsor]

[Rich_Winsor]

So.... a couple of cheesy 3D Warehouse birds didn't  

do it for anybody (why am I constantly disappointed

with their content?). I thought the Chief generated 

power lines were pretty effective.

 

Well then, try this one on for size. A tribute to the 

Monty Python boys that I call "The doors are always

open at the Department of Redundancy Department.".

 

 

[Dennis_Gavin]

Rich - you have too much time on your hands!  ;o)

 

Looks like something from The Twilight Zone................