Craigevans Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I am still fairly new with CA but I am having troubles finding a good mix to create a photorealistic look with Ray tracing on exterior shots. I am getting much more comfortable with my inside shots but can't seem to figure out the outside. The grass just looks like a flat piece of paper that my eight year old colored. I have tried working with the textures and bump maps. I have tried several different lighting aspects even playing with direction of sun and time of day. Also, the driveways always seem to be bland. Can someone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboy Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Did a 3D render with shadows and then to raytrace ..about 5-10min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboy Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Forgot attachment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Craig - You may have to look for a new grass texture. Also some items need there texture size changed from Chief's default 20x20. Try increasing it by at least 2x or even more. (grass and driveway) Are your plants 2D images? Try 3D items with sun casting shadow across lawn. Jonboy - I like that stone. Which one is it? did you bump map it? IT has good depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt12 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Use trees behind the camera to cast shadows on the Grass. Check out Jintu's website or facebook page, he uses this technique to break up the boring grass texture quite well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Craig, post your plan. That does not look like a ray trace from X6. jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigevans Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Craig, post your plan. That does not look like a ray trace from X6. jon Jon, I am enclosing the plan. Any help you could offer would be great. I am not quite site where I am going wrong in my set up. I know its how I am setting up the software to cook the ray trace and I am seeing too many people put out great looking prints without going to any other software such as sketch up or the like. I started to put it into Photo Shop but I decided to wait and learn where my problem is stemming from so I can fully utilize the software. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. I have tried new grass patterns, tried making them larger as suggested and still I don't get any better than this and the quality still looks almost as if it were 2d. Thanks again. The Riviera.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I made changes to the RT settings, background, grass, driveway, and sun (a north pointer must be defined if using a sun angle line). Nice design. jon Riviera.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigevans Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Jon, Thank you so much for your help. How long did that trace cook? I'm gonna go over what you did and see where I was going wrong! Thanks Again. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I think that went for 3 or 5 passes. Good luck! jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McQueen3D Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 You need to crop that down... no need to see acres of empty Chiefturf. But it does look a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt12 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 5 passes 2 mins, a few bump maps which slow it up Riviera.zip Render.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAINEWOOD59 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I am learning to use X6 and having trouble with my ray traces. I am posting the plan here hoping to learn from the "experts". Thanks. Post to Chieftalk.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 You are off to a good start! Try adjusting the pendants to get the glow off the ceiling. Either decrease the wattage or adjust the settings of the point light. You need to play with the settings to get familiar with the effects. Another option is to turn off all lights except for the sun and 1 or 2 3D lights. Turn up the emissive setting on the material for the pendant glass. You may also want to try turning off photons to get rid of the light at the ceiling line. Sometimes you may be able to get rid of that by putting on another floor or a roof. Doesn't always seem to work from some of the posts I've seen. Also, adjust the contrast and maybe the intensity in the image properties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAINEWOOD59 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Dennis, thanks for your suggestions. Attached is a ray trace (high quality with photons turned off), which made the light at the top of the cabinets disappear. I still can't figure out why the stainless steel appliances are black? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I have been doing some experimenting with stainless. Check out the material in the attached file. It may work a bit better than what you are using. STAINLESS MATERIAL EXAMPLE.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Put some crown molding on those cabinets! I see so many kitchens displayed on the forum without crown moldings. I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAINEWOOD59 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Yes, I like crown too. My design consultant, (wife) says it is outdated... Got to pick your battles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 ......My design consultant, (wife) says it is outdated... Got to pick your battles I have been waiting 19 years to pick the right battle...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Hey, you guys are supposed to be men!! Act like it. (I can say that because my wife is down stairs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 We're not men, that I can say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Hey, you guys are supposed to be men!! Act like it. (I can say that because my wife is down stairs) So we have been in our house about 12 years. We have done almost everything imaginable to it. No additions but we redid all 3 baths, redid kitchen, new carpet and baseboards, new interior doors, new paint of course, redid front patio with pavers, rebuilt both decks, carpet in the garage, (2 back patios still need new pavers to replace exiting pavers), ..... do you get the idea? I liked the house just as it was but noooooooo... we had to do this other stuff. We have not replaced front door..... so last week we go to Grand Entrances and look at doors....... about 7k installed, I am ready to write a check for my half and she says,, "Honey, I'm not ready, I should be ready to pitch in soon, let's not do it today". Heck, I don't want to have to revisit this, let's do it already and move on..... but it's not my decision so I sulk and say okay. Coming back from a concert last night and she asks, "Honey, when do you think we should get the front door?" It's a trap, I just know it, there is not a right answer, so I say "Babe, when do YOU think we should do it?" "Well Honey, you are the man, this is your decision"..... yeah right, the only decision I have made in the last 19 years was whether to get Maple or Brown Sugar Flavored Medifast Oatmeal. I will keep you posted on when she let's me decide when we get a new front door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Scott, You need to find another source. Grand Entrances is asking way too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Scott, You need to find another source. Grand Entrances is asking way too much. You may be correct, I will have to look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Sit down with a Door Salesman at HD or Lowes. It's really pretty amazing what you can get with a special order and the prices are a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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