Spherical Image - A Day at the Natural History Museum

[Fletch]

See the first test of posting a spherical image to pan0.net.
Second test here:
Click the "fullscreen" button when you view the first spherical.

To render this:

1. Find a view that would be interesting as a spherical image using the little guy with a red X at his feet that is the Position Camera tool in SketchUp, and then the little "Walk" tool footprints to adjust the camera.
2. This method of camera placement guarantees that the eye will be level with the ground. This step is critical for making a good spherical image for Architecture!
3. Add new scene when camera is positioned properly.
4. Open Twilight Render Dialog
5. Set image resolution to 2500x1250 (any 2:1 proportion will work)
6. Click Camera tab in Render Dialog
7. Set Camera type to Spherical
8. Render
9. Added watermark in Photoshop. No other post pro done to image.

[d12dozr]

That's excellent, Fletch!

[sshiffermiller]

Awesome! Good work Fletch.

[Gaieus]

Nice indeed (such a big space can never be displayed in certain, static images).

How big is the final image then?

[pdwyer]

Wow,

Did you need to render it in any special way? like lense settings etc?

[Fletch]

Thanks guys, I have added the details to the original post. Good questions!
I could have done more post pro to the image, I guess, but wanted to show "raw" output. Nothing "fancy".

[Highlander]

Fletch,

Great for interior presentations.

[Fletch]

You can easily embed the spherical image into your website/webpage by clicking on the "share" link below your spherical image.
It will give you the html code to copy.
You use this on your webpage, and it will look something like this.

[rclub24]

That's the mutt's nuts

When do you plan on sharing the model?

[alvydas]

you always amaze me, Fletch. beautiful