ifound the file on turbosquid and it is an oth how do i convert? like i said i can only use sketchup as it is the only program my computer will allow to work.

quick question does any1 kno how 2 convert an oth file 2 3ds? if so let me kno i have kno idea. as i have said b4 i am fairly new 2 3d modeling as i can only use sketchup at the moment.

wendy♥catz said:

I am pretty sure you can actually, by submitting a model to Google you agree to allow unrestricted use
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/preview_tos.html

You give other end users of the Services a perpetual, sublicensable, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute Existing Geolocated Models, Existing Non-Geolocated Models, New Models and related content and derivative works thereof which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.

mind you the UV mapping on many sucks

Hmm, interesting.
Back then it was one of the reasons I dropped Sketchup...I may have interpret something wrong then...

wendy♥catz said:

meanwhile I am getting a collection of Sketchup bungalows

Wendy -

The one on the right is much closer to what I'm looking for, and in fact is an example of what I thought the term "bungalow" implied. As I mentioned, it turns out the term is used much more broadly. But many thanks.

Do you also model in Carrara or some other similar program?

I am pretty sure you can actually, by submitting a model to Google you agree to allow unrestricted use
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/preview_tos.html

You give other end users of the Services a perpetual, sublicensable, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute Existing Geolocated Models, Existing Non-Geolocated Models, New Models and related content and derivative works thereof which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.

Uhm, from what I remember, Sketchup can't be used for commercial renders, right?

meanwhile I am getting a collection of Sketchup bungalows

Jaderail said:

LOL! I'm no Maclean or Firstbaston, but I'm not new either. I'll give this a run and you will be the judge. Okay at this time your really only after that front porch setting if I'm reading this right and exterior. That will be even easier than the full house.

Great, many thanks. Right, just the exterior with emphasis on the front porch/elevation. And BTW, the house would sit up on a block foundation with a crawl space below. No basement, just a foot or two. So there are steps up to the front porch and to the back door.

A clarification, when I referred to "real modelers", I was comparing them to me, not you. I.e. one suggestion was that I try Sketchup ... which I still might do.

And to repeat my question, is Sketchup easier than just starting from scratch in Carrara?

Jaderail said:

PM me a Clear image of the Plans and Images or a good link to them and I'll bash it together in SU for you. I'm pretty fast in SU. Maybe a week or so for full details.

That's very generous, many thanks. I'm in no rush, so maybe we should wait until I check out the other suggestions (Wendy's suggestion to search the Google houses, me trying SU, a real modeler like Maclean or FirstBastion doing it, etc.)

Also, I'm a little concerned that the Sketchup models look a little "smooth", i.e. not a lot of detail/hi-res. I'm supposing that could be added as a second step in Carrara, using textures, bump maps, etc., but again I'm not experienced with that. Although I do have a nice collection of hi res textures from Marlin Studios, including rustic exterior textures (bricks, wood, etc.)

OTOH, if you have some spare time and are looking for a project ...

Unfortunately the plan for the Sears No. 155 is no clearer than in the original post, here is the link:

http://architecture.about.com/library/nbungalowplan-planry-155.htm

The image of an actual house in the original post is here:

http://0.tqn.com/d/architecture/1/0/T/z/yellow-bungalow.jpg

As a first step in my Carrara modeling effort, I did a floor plan (below). As I mentioned, I'm not really interested in the interior, since an animation would use a different model anyway. But the floor plan does show overall dimensions, placement of windows & doors, and the fireplace/chimney. The key element is the front elevation, with the elevated porch clear across, the brick pilings and tapered wooden columns supporting the roof extension over the porch, and the gabled roofline.

Again, thanks for the generous offer.

actually there are thousands of houses in Google sketchup 3D warehouse, your desire might be there

Jaderail said:

Wendy's Idea is a valid one, You could use SketchUp to BUILD the exact house you need from the plans. I have modeled my own house in SketchUp 6 before. A new texture set after the Object is loaded into DS, Poser, or Carrara and the Bungalow would be ready. And use able multi times once saved out as a Prop.

Ah, maybe I missed Wendy's point, I thought she was suggesting an existing model. I have not used Sketchup, is it easier than modelling the house in Carrara? I have started the project in Carrara but got discouraged pretty fast. I don't think its Carrara's fault, just my lack of patience, I just want the model to be done for the animation. (I just want to drive the car, not build it.)

I tried playing piano once, but it turned out I can't play like Chopin, so I quit. What I can do is load Chopin's music (a royalty free version from Digital Juice) into my animation project. That's easier, and whoever is playing it is pretty good.
;-)

Steve K said:

Thanks, Wendy, it does look like a nice model, but again not quite what I'm looking for. I'm starting to realize the term "bungalow" is not as specific as I thought. And also that I really want a very specific design based on an actual house. So its probably gonna have to be me doing it, or a paid custom job by a modeler. The exterior views in the original post include all the features I want: simple one story small rectangular plan about 28'x42', gabled front with raised porch completely across the front framed by brick pilings topped with tapered wood columns supporting the roof over the porch, two bedrooms, etc. So pretty much the Sears Plan No. 155 in the original post.

The story of Sears mail order homes (1908 - 1940, 447 styles in all) is pretty interesting, more here:

http://architecture.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.searsarchives.com/

(See the "Historic Homes" Link toward the lower middle).

Again, thanks for the suggestion.

Google sketchup 8 used free obj exporter from sketucation link
http://sketchucation.com/

google sketchup obj exporter completed in 4096.4159 secs??? glad I did not stay home to wait for THAT
Daz studio import result
quick render with Yosemite lightset

google sketchup 3D warehouse

usherstang said:

does any1 do any of their own models if so i have a project 4 u. i kno that the cars in this forum are classics but i was wondering if some1 could model the 2013 mazda 6 blueprints are posted below. plz reply so i kno wat u guys think.

Not sure but it looks like the bottom picture of the car is set back just a hair more than the side view of the car. Look at how close the bumper is to the edge of the pic on both. Sometimes all it takes when setting up a model car is just a fraction of being off to throw the entire project into a tail spin...lol. I ran into this in cinema4d trying to model a new VW beetle. I had to abandon it because it wasn't lined up right. Sometimes the front and/or rear shots are not sized right too. I used one of Dan P's image prints of his 1955 chevy to do a setup for sketchup and it was different sized photos..

This looks pretty good, except the bottom image needs to go forward just a tad. You can do that when you cut it up.

It kinda looks like the "Benzo" full shark car that was made about a year ago, by Elele, an awesome model. A freebie at sharecg.com

http://www.sharecg.com/v/53793/gallery/11/Poser/Benzo-shark-FULL-also-for-poser

:-)

usherstang said:

here is my second scene decided 2 destroy some cars this time feed back would b aprecciated. as to the comments posted on my other 1 i am limited 2 google sketchup as i cant download other programs to my computer due to proxys.

What a mess...lol. Nice job.

:-)

here is my second scene decided 2 destroy some cars this time feed back would b aprecciated. as to the comments posted on my other 1 i am limited 2 google sketchup as i cant download other programs to my computer due to proxys.

wendy♥catz said:

https://app.box.com/s/1artll3mu55ixttvysb6 just the exportd obj and a htm view
I lately have been modeling stuff from tracing around photos then uv mapping the photo as the texture sort of like Google sketchup
I rigged it in carrara too (not in this file) and animated it for this iClone5 render, getting the FBX back into carrara or any other program unfortunately it messes up as I did not name the bones and copied some with symmetry so they all become duplicates.
might post a fixed redone .car file another day maybe

Fantastic. Could you give a little more detail? For example, are you tracing with a polyline, then filling and adding thickness?

https://app.box.com/s/1artll3mu55ixttvysb6
I lately have been modeling stuff from tracing around photos then uv mapping the photo as the texture sort of like Google sketchup
I rigged it in carrara too (not in this file) and animated it for this iClone5 render, getting the FBX back into carrara or any other program unfortunately it messes up as I did not name the bones and copied some with symmetry so they all become duplicates.
might post a fixed redone .car file another day maybe

htm view https://app.box.com/s/8j28fg3d1m0zhd6pwzo6 cannot get this preview-able can on google sites but google+ has stuffed me up cannot find my site editing page