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02-18-2014, 10:31 AM #1Registered User Promoted
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How Can I Make the 3D Images Look Better?
There is so much to like in Chief Architect. But I would really like to improve the look of the 3D renderings. SketchUp is so good at this. Is there something I can do to get the 3D images in Chief to look like the kind I draw in SketchUp? I would like the line edges to show and I would like the model to be brightly illuminated on all sides. Right now, all I get is two sides with reasonable lighting and the other two sides seem to be in the dark. SketchUp does not have this problem.
And I would like to be able to have these better images come up quickly. Am I asking for the impossible?
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02-18-2014, 10:46 AM #2
all I get is two sides with reasonable lighting and the other two sides seem to be in the dark
Bill:
I agree
for years and years and years I have asked for a "four suns" option
or the ability to have the sun angle default to the camera angle
It can be a real PITA to try and get some quick renders only to have to stop
and fuss with sun angles etc
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02-18-2014, 12:14 PM #3Registered User Promoted
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I assume you've tried using vector view for a look that's a little closer to Sketchup?
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02-18-2014, 04:15 PM #4
How about Technical illustration....or B&W watercolour/line drawing...or....
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02-18-2014, 04:51 PM #5Registered User Promoted
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The vector view takes care of the lines, sort of. But how do I add the materials and shadows like I can do easily in SketchUp?
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02-18-2014, 09:24 PM #6Jintu E.P. Montego
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02-18-2014, 10:46 PM #7Registered User Promoted
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That's a really good use of the watercolor with line drawing Jintu. I use it myself quite a bit, but never with those settings. Nicely done!
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02-18-2014, 10:53 PM #8
Thank you. X6's quick shadows made me use the technique quite often now as well.
Jintu E.P. Montego
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02-20-2014, 06:44 PM #9Registered User Promoted
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Thanks, Jintu. Your rendering looks good. I am using X5 right now and I have been reluctant to download X6 until I gain some more experience with Chief. I don't suppose you can do this kind of rendering in X5, can you? Plus I have a new computer with an NVIDEA graphics card I am going t use. But I want to swap out the hard drive for an SSD drive, first. One question for you. Does X6 regenerate the 3D image quickly with the settings you use?
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02-20-2014, 08:31 PM #10
Hi Bill,
You can do the same technique in X5, the only difference is the shadow, it's much faster now.Jintu E.P. Montego
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