TomD_Arch

Looks like the forums are just totally dead now. Nothing but spammers. They really should just shut the lights off and demolish the building. It's really sad actually.

Brick is a modular building material. Good architects respect the dimensions of the module and will design to that module as opposed to letting a mason decided how to fill a course. The architect will take the time to figure out where windows can occur in the module and how wide they can be in order to hit that full and half brick sweet spot. So yeah, the architect counted bricks to get to the width he needed and then adjusted the final width to land at the end of a brick. Modular brick are 7 5/8" wide and typically have a 3/8" mortar joint. Guess why.

I'd be curious to know if any of the western world architecture firms have declined to continue working on projects in Russia, or if they'll just keep whor'in on as architects do.

Can we just delete this thread. It's become worthless and just filled with every person wanting to announce their freelance website and claim the do arch viz renderings. It's original intent is long gone and dead.

I would suggest posting your images here on CGArchitect if you want people here to look at them. In this day and age clicking on a link is almost always risky en-devour.

Depends on a couple of factors. Did you have an agreement ahead of time about the specifics of what furniture was going to be used in the scene? If not you can share with them some options you may already have that come close, tell them it will take time to model it and give them a fee for the time, or just go buy it and considered it an investment into your library. Is this a new client, or repeat business and how do you think they will react to the request for a fee change? Will they be upset?

So I'm being forced to learn Sketchup at my new job. I loathe Sketchup. I think it's a shit program for lazy people that don't want to take the time to learn Max, Blender or C4D. Why would you ever choose to use Crayola Crayons when you could be using Prismacolor pencils or Copic Markers? I get it, architects love to use it because "it's so easy to learn." I'm not seeing the easy part of it yet. Sure, the basics of the program might be easy, but once you've moved on to attempting intermediate or advanced modelling it's a pain in the ass. Maybe my workflow is wrong. I'm trying to have a positive outlook like: "It's good to learn another program." But, Every time I have to go look up how to do something I find myself think "It shouldn't be this difficult." I keep telling myself I need to stop resisting, that's what is making this so uncomfortable. Is there hope? Is it really easy and one day, sooner then all the rest of the I've learned programs, I'll say "See now that you are rocking out Sketchup models aren't you glad you took the time?"

Is anyone else having trouble with signing into the Chaos site? I keep trying to log in and it keeps giving an "Opps, technical difficulties" error. May, 5th, 2021

It's actually millimeters.

It's a stupid question, and your lack of proof doesn't prove their point, but only proves they are ignorant of the subject. There's nothing to prove, it's just part of the process. Some municipalities require them. Some developers insist on having them. Some don't. If they do understand the industry then they are just an asshole trying to discredit the effort and use of visualization. It's a tool in the design process. It's be like someone asking for evidence a hammer should be used to drive nails.

5045=16'-6"

What VelvetElvis said. If you are using 3ds max it has a nice tool for matching the camera.

Is your glass model an actual thin sheet with like 1/4" thickness? With vray you need to have some thickness for glass to work correctly, and entrance and exit point. I single 2d plane won't work. I actually even model my windows with two sheets of glass to mimic most modern insulated windows.

Can you use a noise map in the masking channel?

First ask the client for more info, like was there a manufacturer listed? What magazine was it in? Maybe with some sloothing and a few emails you can track it down? Generally speaking wall covering companies are good about sending you high-res photos of their materials and letting them be used in renderings as it increases the chances of it actually being used in the end. Wall paper, by it's nature is seamless if you get a large enough representation of the swatch. Honestly that wallpaper might not even exist in the real world...That image might be a rendering itself, in which case, if that wall covering is actually an image created by another artist, then yes, you might have a copy-right issue to contend with. I would go back to the client and ask for more info on the source. It's not a reflection of lack of ability on your part, it's somply a matter of knowing how to mange your clients expectations.