[Frances]

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[tom]

another franclassic

[Maximus3D]

Good looking lobby Frances it almost looks like a federal/gov building with that floor thingy there in the centre.
Only 6 bounces too, hm.. interesting.

/ Max

[Frances]

Thanks Tom. I forgot to mention this was modeled in Rhino 2, so I rendered it in Max.

[tom]

i like this kind of decoration fran, remeber lavalamp rendeing and walls..hehe
reminds me old times... white wooden chairs, tables, zebra wallpapers... cool

[Frances]

Thanks Max. The building is in DC, but I don't think the medallion has anything to do wth that.

Tom, I produced this model for someone else to render. So I have no idea how it is going to lit or textured.

[GM5]

Fran, really beautiful work. Do you use the NPower plugins for 3dsmax and Rhino?

-Greg

[Frances]

Thanks Greg,

I use Power Translators. I'm finding that Rhino 3 is really slow at meshing complex models unless you use really coarse settings, so I have been using Max for rendering again. If the scene isn't much, I use Rhinoll if I don't need texturing.

[cubicle gangster]

ive just discovered power solids and rendering in max and developed a general hatred of the max interface and workflow, cant stand it.

excellent renders however, youre inspiring me to keep learning.

[GM5]

Frances, I pretty much do the same thing. I love Rhino for modeling but hate it for rendering - I'm hoping M~R will change that. Maybe I'm just too comfortable using 3dsmax for lights, materials, and cameras, but I find 3dsmax to be much easier to set up a scene than Rhino. I use power solids/translators all the time - I would be lost without them at this point.

BTW, where in Virgina are you located? My wife and I are heading down to Williamsburg for the first time next week.

-Greg

[Frances]

Hi Greg,

I'm in Gloucester - about 45 mins from Williamsburg. I worked for an A&E firm there before the babies came.

Tips:
Best comfort food - Shield's Tavern (in the restored area)
Best sandwich (but everything there is good!) - The Cheese Shop (Merchant's Square)
Best Chinese food - Mr. Lui's (Kingsmill Shops)
Best Italian food - Guisseppi's (Ewell Station Shopping center in Lightfoot)

Take the time to drive the Colonial Parkway, which goes from Jamestown, through WB and down to Yorktown. But take your time - speeding is a Federal offense on that road.

Have fun. This is one of the most beautiful times of the year here.

[GM5]

Thanks for the travel tips Frances! It's been quite some time since we have gone on a real vacation and we're really looking forward to it. We're staying at a B&B for the first time also . My biggest worry is the weather - it's been a cold, wet spring in New England this year and we are hoping for some nice warm weather!

Babies... how many?

Thanks again - Greg

[macray]

You are really lucky. We had more than 34 degrees centigrade here in germany the last two days. It was really uncomfortably hot!

[Frances]

Hi Jack,

Generally, I will only render simple scenes with Rhinoll, because Rhino 3 is so slow at generating a quality render mesh. It's just easier to import to Max with Power Translators.

The materials for the small lobby are:

Paint - MW diffuse shade of white
Shiny trim and floor - MW Plastic; Specular Color Value 72; U & V roughness 0.2. Various colors
Handrail - MW Metal Aluminum U & V roughness .25
Light - MW emitter D65; 4000W

[Frances]

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