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SAAAAAAWEAT!!!!!
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Sturn said:
Thanks! Yeah, I think this is my best work so far.
Guardnacho
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Cool stuff,
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FreeTrav said:
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BP said:
Cinema 4D - http://www.maxon.net/
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BP said:
Yes and no - years ago I got an older edition free with a mag, which got me a cheaper upgrade and hooked me. I have tried lots of others, though, and it compares well. It's fast, stable, powerful, and very easy to use. The only downside is fewer people use it, so there's less support.
Lord High Munchkin
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Don't forget 'SketchUp' (from Google), it's easy to use and above all free for the basic programme... and almost every architectural practice on the planet can't be all wrong (well, maybe).
Oh, its a fine program - I used its commercial predecessor - the design interface being very much along the lines of what I would create (I found it in a patent search years ago).Lord High Munchkin said:
I've seen some really great output when run through various renderers. But, I haven't seen a single good looking photorealistic spaceship made from it. In fact, none of the models I've seen from it have seemed very detailed in terms of discete items...
IIRC it does lack Boolean operations, metaballs and maybe lathing; only supports bitmap texturing - no shaders; and, the free version also has limited print resolution.
Not sure about that 'architectural practice' comment - especially for commercial architecture firms... maybe for residential building? The pro version is much better geared for this and there is plenty of established competition at that level.
On the free end - Blender is very nice as well (though harder to use). And I have seen some nice spaceships created from it...
BP said:
The free version of Sketchup is toted as a "NPR" or nonphotorealistic rendering program. It wasn't intended to be photorealistic, but "hand drawn", so yes that would explain why you aren't seeing much in the way of photorealistic spaceships made with it. It wasn't designed to make them.
From my understanding you need Sketchup Pro to export to most other software renderers. Traveller fans probably aren't using the $400 version.
For those using the free version, I was told these renderers work well (never done it myself) with basic Sketchup: SU Podium and IDX Renditioner are plugins for rendering that work within Sketchup. Artlantis R is supposed to work well with Sketchup as a seperate rendering program. I believe they all cost $.
So, Traveller fans probably aren't using them either and you are left with "hand drawn" looking spaceships, not photorealism. But, its arguably the easiest and most supported FREE 3D software out there.
BP said:
Aidan Chopra of Google said:
This may be referring to the "pro" version of SketchUp more then the free version.
Lord High Munchkin
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Ah, I use the Pro version... that would explain it.
The amount of detail you can get is purely down to the power of the computer used, I've seen recreations of 17th century windmills down to the individual dowels!
The amount of detail you can get is purely down to the power of the computer used, I've seen recreations of 17th century windmills down to the individual dowels!
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