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by jeffh
Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:23 pm
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine
Replies: 24
Views: 32427

Re: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine

Hey folks, thanks for all the suggestions! Your renderings look great. I was able to use most of the info from Fletch. I don't have full access to the pro version of Twilight so some things I wasn't able to do, but I did learn a lot. Here is the final result, it's not perfect but my client likes it....
by jeffh
Tue Feb 16, 2021 5:41 pm
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine
Replies: 24
Views: 32427

Re: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine

Here are a coupled of updated renderings using the Black, and the warm HDR files downloaded from The post Fletch made a while back.
by jeffh
Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:34 pm
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine
Replies: 24
Views: 32427

Re: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine

OK - I could not resist so I downloaded a car engine from the SketchUp 3D Warehouse and did some playing around. After some messing around (I had to modify the model by fixing up problems and then move around some parts to make it look like @jeffh's), here is what I came up with. CarEngine-1.png Lo...
by jeffh
Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:24 pm
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine
Replies: 24
Views: 32427

Re: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine

We have several threads here providing perfect examples of a product in a studio. I'm linking them below for your convenience. This one is about shooting jewelry, but applies to all products. Subject: Jewelry and Product Shots - the Right Light Subject: light and material study Subject: Pentax Came...
by jeffh
Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:06 am
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine
Replies: 24
Views: 32427

Re: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine

I'll Have to post a link to it. It's a surprisingly large file. Even after purging files and reducing the number of groups.
by jeffh
Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:05 pm
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine
Replies: 24
Views: 32427

Re: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine

This is what I was able to do so far.

Easy 09
4hr Render Time

HDRI Spherical Sky (Studio white)w/ sun off
Brightness .1

SU Material Aluminum
Twilight Material Template Aluminum
IOR 1.75
Shininess .75
Aluminum Bump Map
Reflection Grey

Post Process
ACES
Exposure 0.6
Gamma 1.0
by jeffh
Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:48 pm
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine
Replies: 24
Views: 32427

Re: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine

Thanks for the response, Fletch

I'm using Sketchup 2019 and apparently the files are saved in 2020.
by jeffh
Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:32 am
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine
Replies: 24
Views: 32427

Re: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine

Thanks Fletch,
I wasn't able to open the files from the tutorial you posted but, I was able to find an HDRI I think might work. I'm using sketchup 2019. I'm not sure what you mean by "NK Metals". I'll post what I'm able to produce.

Your help is much appreciated.
Thanks,

Jeff
by jeffh
Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:10 pm
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine
Replies: 24
Views: 32427

Help Needed Rendering a Car Engine

Hey Folks, I'm making this engine model for a client and can't seem to get a good rendering. It looks too cartoonish to me. This is eventually going to be put on a T-Shirt and used in a magazine article along with some other views. Any Ideas on how to improve it? Material: 08 Exterior Daytime progre...
by jeffh
Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:15 am
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: License Activation Help
Replies: 18
Views: 271120

Re: License Activation Help

Hello,
I had to buy a new computer and download Twilight to it. I lost the email containing my product code and wanted to know if I could get it again. My email address is jeffbhodapp@yahoo.com.

Thanks,
Jeff Hodapp