ChiefBobby3D Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Michael_Gia Posted July 14, 2022 Solution Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, ChiefBobby3D said: Has anyone done this Yes, export Chief 3D model as 3DS or Collada from the file menu and import into Lumion or Twinmotion, enjoy. A lot of us do this here. Search the forum or YouTube for, Export Chief Architect to Lumion or Twinmotion. example… (Keep in mind René did not use Twinmotion’s pathtracer on this video so the rendering quality could’ve been improved immensely with the flick of a switch, but I believe he said that his client wasn’t willing to pay for that) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefBobby3D Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 Michael, That's a GREAT example! THANKS for taking a moment to reply, and your tip on file formats is extremely helpful! --Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic900 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 4 hours ago, Michael_Gia said: (Keep in mind René did not use Twinmotion’s pathtracer on this video so the rendering quality could’ve been improved immensely with the flick of a switch, but I believe he said that his client wasn’t willing to pay for that) Flick of a switch and 14 hours per every 15 seconds of video, haha...dang 4090 needs to get released soon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefBobby3D Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefBobby3D Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 @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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryStorm Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 On 7/14/2022 at 10:45 AM, ChiefBobby3D said: 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? Hi Bob! I do most of my high end Chief Architect renderings using D5 Render https://www.d5render.com/. Once you have your 3D plans in D5 Render, you can do some fun animations. Check this one out below. D5 Render is fast, easy to work with, and cheaper than Lumion and Twinmotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver82 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Looks really great! Would you mind sharing how you did the data conversion from CA to D5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoboHomes Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Does anyone know how to convert a CA file to D5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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