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by Nick1
Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:43 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Question on slope grass
Replies: 163
Views: 282407

Re: Question on slope grass

Hi Michael, That was great news. I just read your post. So when are we going to have real grass as oppose to faking it with a component? And how do we go about it? Yesterday I was trying to have grass growing amongst large size ground cover tiles, so imagine lots of 24"x24" ground cover ti...
by Nick1
Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:09 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Question on slope grass
Replies: 163
Views: 282407

Re: Question on slope grass

Thank you guys both. This would be quite helpful as soon as I find some time reading them. Still trying to make sense of a set of CAD drawings for that huge mansion. I just default rendered a partial basement level.
Best,
by Nick1
Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:45 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Question on slope grass
Replies: 163
Views: 282407

Re: Question on slope grass

Great rendering in the other posting and thank you for the link. It is a pretty nice source. Are you a premium member yourself? Also where can you share your way of creating normal maps for any texture?
Thanks again and great work.
by Nick1
Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:34 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: SU plugin for making ornamental
Replies: 16
Views: 32496

Re: SU plugin for making ornamental

Hi Michael, Sorry, I think I posted the wrong one. However I don't have a 3d model of the decorative ornament. If I had the model or different ornament models, I probably wouldn't be asking for a possible script. What we drew in the cad drawings were just a 2d version of what I could remember the ac...
by Nick1
Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:16 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: SU plugin for making ornamental
Replies: 16
Views: 32496

Re: SU plugin for making ornamental

Hi Michael, Since working on the same object( doors and ornaments), I thought posting this here also. Here is my issue which might be very simple but I thought i should ask first. I assigned a wood material to the door frames and moldings and its rather a darker color as you can see in the SU materi...
by Nick1
Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:15 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: SU plugin for making ornamental
Replies: 16
Views: 32496

Re: SU plugin for making ornamental

That could be one way of doing it but it is not an exact method since you can only be exact on the scale factor and not on what fillet radius or bevel setting your final model would have and since the dimensions are small already, sometimes the filleting or beveling delete part of the model. Michael...
by Nick1
Sun Oct 07, 2012 2:49 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: SU plugin for making ornamental
Replies: 16
Views: 32496

Re: SU plugin for making ornamental

Yes, in some cases if the shape is made up of closed lines and constitute a closed area, then we can just push/pull the shape and apply the beveling to it which of course is a tedious job again considering there are lots of them. However if the rest of the ornament is made up of relatively small cur...
by Nick1
Sun Oct 07, 2012 12:55 am
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: SU plugin for making ornamental
Replies: 16
Views: 32496

Re: SU plugin for making ornamental

It can be any series of curved lines or shapes that make a motif around doors or windows or can also be applied to wall surfaces as ornaments or decorative moldings. Just like the first image I posted around the round window or both sides of the double door. We drew those lines and just mirrored the...
by Nick1
Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:56 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: SU plugin for making ornamental
Replies: 16
Views: 32496

Re: SU plugin for making ornamental

Yes. Exactly that, so each line represents the center line of the extruded shape or as you put it "elevated" shape so any curved line or straight for that matter, once clicked gets extruded/elevated vertical to the applied surface(in this case the wall), and the final shape now has a thick...
by Nick1
Fri Oct 05, 2012 4:53 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Found an error in the timer this morning, and laughed.
Replies: 25
Views: 47866

Re: Found an error in the timer this morning, and laughed.

Nice renderings. Thanks for sharing. And yes a "Select render Area" option would be a great add to have. It would be nice if it can just right click on the model view (model tab) and select "select render area". Also got a question for both of you: Is there a SU plugin for making...
by Nick1
Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:49 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Environmental Map not working as expected
Replies: 25
Views: 58886

Re: Environmental Map not working as expected

Ok. So the use is basically to set up the interior shots. I thought that you set your views first by orbiting the model exterior and when you find a desired view form the outside using Sketchup transparency, then you can go to XRay Level box on the left side of the dialog and put in the number of wa...
by Nick1
Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:34 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Environmental Map not working as expected
Replies: 25
Views: 58886

Re: Environmental Map not working as expected

Hi Michael,
Thanks for the info. I didn't quite understood the light issue. Here is what I meant.
Thanks,
by Nick1
Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:12 am
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Environmental Map not working as expected
Replies: 25
Views: 58886

Re: Environmental Map not working as expected

Hi Michael, Are you talking about making a cylinder and delete the top and bottom? Then we are left with just a vertical tube shape. Is that what you are talking about and if yes, then do you put your scene inside that circle? Also I noticed the little box for wiremesh and XRay in Raylectron dialog ...
by Nick1
Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:42 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Environmental Map not working as expected
Replies: 25
Views: 58886

Re: Environmental Map not working as expected

Thank you both. I can certainly use that background myself. :P
by Nick1
Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:44 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Raylectron "Model View" at startup
Replies: 42
Views: 77271

Re: Raylectron "Model View" at startup

Sorry Michael, my mistake.

Wow. Thanks David. I would have never guessed that it was a chalk texture.
Thanks again.
by Nick1
Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:26 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Raylectron "Model View" at startup
Replies: 42
Views: 77271

Re: Raylectron "Model View" at startup

Hi Michael, Could you also share the water texture with me? That looks really nice. I am so happy to see the the works on Raylectron's own materials. I'll mess around a bit with the settings you posted. Can't wait to see the final ones as ready made textures. Thanks much Michael, @David- Nice model....
by Nick1
Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:11 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Error message installing v2.56
Replies: 1
Views: 7917

Error message installing v2.56

Michael, I just downloaded v2.56 and installed it and it gave me an error message again. I remember you posted 2.56 for me few weeks ago and I got the same error message. This time though the Sketchup was not open or anything. I'll try to install it again. Here is the error message. Just re-installe...
by Nick1
Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:13 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Raylectron's materials
Replies: 2
Views: 8420

Re: Raylectron's materials

Great news Michael, I can't wait until I can assign Raylectron's own materials. SU's materials are ok but they don't have materials like Ready chrome, Brass or likes of these as we discussed earlier. So that would be nice.
Thanks again,
by Nick1
Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:00 am
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Raylectron's materials
Replies: 2
Views: 8420

Raylectron's materials

Hi Michael,
Any news on getting Raylectron's own materials yet? You mentioned that it was in the works, so any idea when it/they would be available?
by Nick1
Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:40 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported
Replies: 29
Views: 51987

Re: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported

Michael, I usually see that UPEK on laptops and not workstations. Also I tried to send you the list privately but I couldn't do it. How can I post the list image for you privately?Jut got done with Siggraph 2012. Was not impressed at all. Very small. Or let me have your email and I'll email it to yo...
by Nick1
Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:00 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported
Replies: 29
Views: 51987

Re: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported

Michael, what is a UPEK Fingerprint Reader Suite? I should Google this since I've never heard of it. I don't think I have any of the one you've mentioned so far. I am pretty sure it has something to do on my side or else some users would have that issue also. I'll go through my unistalled programs t...
by Nick1
Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:23 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported
Replies: 29
Views: 51987

Re: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported

Hi Michael, The modeling view is nice and fast now but the zooming in and out still very very slow. Where it shows the view size in the lower right of the dialog, I noticed a GL in the parenthesis, but then it disappeared. Also there is no difference between Fit to view and Automatic. The error mess...
by Nick1
Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:41 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported
Replies: 29
Views: 51987

Re: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported

Michael,
I have no idea what Control-C hit. means. My left hand is not on the keyboard or anything. So I don't press any keys. Here is a simple movie just trying to show what I do when i get the message.
by Nick1
Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:22 am
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported
Replies: 29
Views: 51987

Re: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported

Michael- Thanks for assuring me that the latest version would work on my machine. I was hesitant at first because I didn't want to go through the whole thing again. But I did install it and now what I found out: The speed of the rendering is faster and for some reason better quality, however I still...
by Nick1
Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:54 pm
Forum: Raylectron
Topic: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported
Replies: 29
Views: 51987

Re: Organic Shapes within SU or Imported

Thanks Michael, SU was closed when I reinstalled Raylectron. When opened up SU file, I could only see Material editor dialog under View menu, but not the reversing command under the tool menu. then I uninstalled again for the 10th time and did a complete reboot again and reinstalled 2.493 and so far...