[Bubbaloo]

Starting a new project where I have to render banks of solar panels and integrate them into some hillside photos. I hve almost finished modeling the panels, here's some close-ups of what one unit looks like. There will be hundreds on this hillside... yay instancing.







Water flows through these heating tubes (glass) and circulates hot water for the hospital.

[Bubbaloo]

Close-up:

[NicoR44]

Cool!

[Fernando Tella]

Looks great! What is texture and what geometry?

[Bubbaloo]

Thanks, guys!
Everything is geometry!
Procedural materials only.
There is a copper tube inside the solid glass tubes, and behind the tube is a fluted copper plate to collect the sun's heat.
The glass tubes are not supposed to be solid of course but they are filled with water, so I just left them solid.

[JCAddy]

Wow, super cool materials. Great green solution to a water heater.

[djflod]

very interesting to see oh and it looks real

[rendek]

WOW! looks awesome!

[tom]

Very nice!

[Bubbaloo]

Thanks, guys!
Here's a small update. A full section of panels.

[rusteberg]

well done...... the physical sky renders are beautiful.