Landscapes in Sketchup

Two years ago, while trying to look for some modeling techniques in SketchUp, I came across this topic in SketchUcation on how to repeat an object thousands of times in a scene without affecting system performance. I bookmarked the page thinking that I may find it useful someday.

Sometime last year naisipan kong balikan ito. During the same period also, I started modeling trees and vegetation in SketchUp and it made perfect sense to try using it. I faithfully followed the instructions on the thread and in no time was able to do my own test renders. Since wala akong max & vray, I imagine that this could be the equivalent of Vray scatter. The scenes here are rendered using the free version of Indigo Render.

i think this will work only with indigo renderer sir...but in sketch-up for this massive object it will slow down the PC..

Actually it also works with Kerkythea Render, but it uses a different technique.

I also tried scattering buildings instead of trees. Here are some test renders. I used one building model here. I attempted to add some variations by rotating and scaling it.

This was the item I was looking for in Vray for SU. Since hindi pa ito na-implement ng ASGVIS sa product nila, I just tried using an alternate solution.

Some environment renderings I decided to post here which I had already posted on another forum a few months ago. The scene is about a forest that was flooded. At the time it was being made, I still do not know how to repeat several objects on the scene, so I ended up scattering the same tree. C&C's are welcome.

parang nakita ko na to sa ibang forum galing sir,ang bigat cguro neto kung may proxy na sya okey yon pano mo sya nagawa sir,galing!

nomeradona wrote:actually you have done a good job with that. tama ka since others had it already why not explore it.

Thanks a lot Sir! As the saying goes, You can either find a way or make a way.

zdesign wrote:parang nakita ko na to sa ibang forum galing sir,ang bigat cguro neto kung may proxy na sya okey yon pano mo sya nagawa sir,galing!

Thanks a lot Sir! Yeah, na-post na ito sa 3DP noong November. Ang mga trees sa scene are 'dummies' I guess these might be the equivalent of 'proxies' in max+vray. While working on the scene, the 'dummies' representing the trees will be used. These can either be a simple line or a plane surface. Because of this, you can still move around the scene without crashing sketchup. It is only during rendering when the software substitutes the dummy with the real tree.

Below are some samples of a SU viewport and its rendered image. These are from the GH house Archviz challenge.

woooooooow,nice you done it here simple but amazing.how you manage the dummies since you said that the software substitutes the dummy with the real tree.maybe i need to explore how to use it.youve got it here galing!

i need to learn how to do some stuff like these.amazing..

owesome thing to learn,,,

Canadium wrote:Some environment renderings I decided to post here which I had already posted on another forum a few months ago. The scene is about a forest that was flooded. At the time it was being made, I still do not know how to repeat several objects on the scene, so I ended up scattering the same tree. C&C's are welcome.

looks great sir...