- Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:44 pm
#295582
Hello, I am not new to illustration work, but I am new to both Maxwell 1.7 and Sketchup Pro 7.
I am currently working on my first Maxwell Render. An interior shot. I will post some images soon.
The modeling process in sketchup is awesome. The way it manages layers in not awesome, but managable. The output of Maxwell is awesome, but the process time for rendering is not awesome.
Questions: (...and yes Richard, I did do a search on this site, but still have questions )
1. How do you change the uv settings for a sketchup object? (ie from a cube to sphere)
2. What is the best way to change the orientation of a material on a particular surface(s)? (ie direction of wood flooring)
3. What is the best way to scale a material. So far I am going into the Maxwell material and changing the tile size. Talk about trial and error. Is there a way to show maxwell materials in SU? Is there a gizmo add-on I can download?
4. Based on a few test renderings, my guess is that interior renderings take much longer to cook than exterior, due to the number of surface bounces, am I close on this? Due to the time involved in rendering a scene, what shortcuts can be taken as adjustments are needed? Can I re-render a window? Can I re-render just one layer? At these render times, switching out a wood floor for tile, could be the ultimate nightmare in meeting timelines.
Thanks for any help.
I am currently working on my first Maxwell Render. An interior shot. I will post some images soon.
The modeling process in sketchup is awesome. The way it manages layers in not awesome, but managable. The output of Maxwell is awesome, but the process time for rendering is not awesome.
Questions: (...and yes Richard, I did do a search on this site, but still have questions )
1. How do you change the uv settings for a sketchup object? (ie from a cube to sphere)
2. What is the best way to change the orientation of a material on a particular surface(s)? (ie direction of wood flooring)
3. What is the best way to scale a material. So far I am going into the Maxwell material and changing the tile size. Talk about trial and error. Is there a way to show maxwell materials in SU? Is there a gizmo add-on I can download?
4. Based on a few test renderings, my guess is that interior renderings take much longer to cook than exterior, due to the number of surface bounces, am I close on this? Due to the time involved in rendering a scene, what shortcuts can be taken as adjustments are needed? Can I re-render a window? Can I re-render just one layer? At these render times, switching out a wood floor for tile, could be the ultimate nightmare in meeting timelines.
Thanks for any help.
Redfish