Landscapes in Sketchup

First topic message reminder :

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.

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...

zdesign wrote: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!

Thank you Sir! Just in case you explore it, you can PM if you have questions.

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

Thanks a lot Sir. You can also try this on that golf course you're working on.

Muggz wrote:owesome thing to learn,,,

Thanks a lot Sir!

moothe wrote:
looks great sir...

Thanks you very much Sir!

ano po ung sketchup? san po pde maka kuha nyan?

sunduwu wrote:ano po ung sketchup? san po pde maka kuha nyan?

Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like. You can download it here: http://sketchup.google.com/product/gsu.html

Just decided to post some more of these cityscapes. These scenes are taken from the same environment which I posted earlier.
The buildings and trees are all modeled in Sketchup. The tower cranes were downloaded from the Google 3d warehouse. Scenes were rendered using the free version of Indigo render. Some minor post processing using Gimp & Motiva Real camera. C&C's are welcome.

Another cityscape I did almost a year ago. At that time, I was experimenting on repeating lights on a scene using dummies (proxies).

A grass instancing test render done around November last year. It still does not look convincing as I was still experimenting on different configurations for the blades of grass. In the end, i just reverted back to the curved slender triangular shape.

I would like to share how instancing is done in Sketchup.
Para magawa ang exercise na ito kailangan may naka install na sketchup, Skindigo and indigo renderer.
Download skindigo here: http://www.indigorenderer.com/sketchup/
Download indigo here: http://www.indigorenderer.com/download
You also need a 3d tree. You can download the model used on the exercise here: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=af16934c4f7b06ca7b801fdf37c82cf1&prevstart=0


1. Gawing 'component' yung 3d tree. Choose the tree and right click, then choose 'Make component G'. (ang component ang katumbas ng 'block' sa autocad.



2. Bigyan mo ito ng pangalan na tree.



3. Mag model ng isang bagay na hugis punongkahoy sa mismong lugar ng tree component. Ito ang magsisilbing dummy or proxy.



4. Pagkatapos ay gawin mo rin itong component.



5. Bigyan mo ito ng pangalan na tree_dummy. Mahalaga na dapat ang pangalan ng dummy ay nasa unahan nito ang pangalan ng bagay na ipo-proxy nito. Sa halimbawang ito, ang kailangan nating iproxy ay yung tree kaya nasa unahan ng pangalan ng dummy ito. Ang pinakamahalaga ay yung '_dummy' na idudugtong sa pangalan sa huli. Kapag hindi naidagdag ito ay hindi lalabas yung bagay na naka proxy kapag nirerender na.



6. Choose and right click the tree component and choose 'Enable Instancing'. Gawin din ito sa tree_dummy component.




7. Kopyahin at ikalat ang tree_dummy. You can use component spray plugin to speed this task. (equivalent of vray scatter) Maddownload ito dito: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=11746



8. Render in indigo renderer.

salamat bro! galing nito! Paano mu nagawa yung tubig?

@ eyecon01 - Thank you Sir. Para sa tubig, I used a flat plane with 'water' material on it. Doon sa mga sketchup screen captures na hindi naka-render, ay hindi nakikita ito kasi transparent ito. Lumalabas na lang itong kapag na-rerender na.

Some weeks ago I uploaded a file about instancing and dummies (proxies) in sketchup on indigo's website na pwedeng mapag-praktisan. Ito ay madadownload sa thread na ito. http://www.indigorenderer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9531 Scroll down hanggang makita mo yung zip file na attachment. (see attached picture)


Para mabuklat ang file na ito kailangan may naka install na sketchup, Skindigo and indigo renderer.
Download skindigo here: http://www.indigorenderer.com/sketchup/
Download indigo here: http://www.indigorenderer.com/download

awesome dude..nice waterscape,,di ba mabigat..
hiramin ko fanswort house mo try ko sa landscape...post ko dito

@ ortzak - Maraming salamat Sir! Di naman mabigat because I used instancing. Just in case you need the link to the Farnsworth house download, http://www.peterguthrie.net/blog/2009/10/

Cheers!

sir ask ko lang po panu naman po yan sa kerkythea? what process po? yung instancing brush po ba yun?

maq1226 wrote:sir ask ko lang po panu naman po yan sa kerkythea? what process po? yung instancing brush po ba yun?

Kung kerkythea ang gamit ninyo, nandito ang instancing tutorial sa thread na ito: http://www.kerkythea.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=48876#48876

basta browse na lang kayo sa bandang gitna at makikita ninyo kung papaano gamitin ang instancing sa kerkythea render.

Sir, Salamat po sa tutorial.. Dami ko natutunan..

Bale lahat po ba ng third party renderers pwede gamitan ng instancing?..

More Power sir Canadium.