KT fast start 4Architects (Kerkythea render engine)

[notareal]

as some KT masters awared me , my thin frosty material was tricky ,and maybe the only way to make correct material is using "layered materials" ... and also describing "how to make layered materials" was not easy to write , so i made an wink exe tut, that describes how to make a simple layered material ( also it is a thin frosted glass).it is a bit tricky to , but much much more better than what i've described in "fast start" guide.
cheers

Mind to create this in some other format - flash or what ever platform independent.

[FenS]

Hi Majid,

some feedback on your tutorial (the pdf-one).
I've downloaded it and i am reading it right now. Couldn't wait and downloaded the mat-scene2 also and opened the matscene2.kzx in KT, but he says that he is missing jpg's in the folder 'c:\Program Files\3d\Kerkythea Rendering System\fast start etc.
Which is correct since i've put the download in another file and unzipped it there, but do i really have to create this folder on my c-drive or can i leave them in another one and point to that one?
(sorry if my question is too sone and the answer is in your tut but i was a little unpatient and wanted to give it a try

Regards,

Fr@

[majid]

many many thanx for feedback and so sorry...
first you must do a right-click over "Diffuse" and select second icon (that is for choosing bitmaps):

missed-bitmap.gif

and then browse for textures:

brows-for-image.gif

[FenS]

Okay,
thanks for your reply (and for your tut!), will give it a try

[hebrides]

This is very much appreciated. Thanks for your generosity.

[Antoine]

Thank you so much, this is really nice.

[EduardoNL]

Thanks for the tutorial Majid, much more usefull then the Kerky tutorial on their site...

I've got a problem with the light though.
How can I fix this?

[Frederik]

... much more usefull then the Kerky tutorial on their site...

In what sense...???

[EduardoNL]

... much more usefull then the Kerky tutorial on their site...

In what sense...???

Never mind Frederik, I had an old tutorial.
The getting started KT2008 is quite good actually.
Majids tutorials is better suited for a quick start with KT I think.

Could you help me out with my lighting problem?
(as mentioned above)

[solo]

Majid, I gave it a go with Vray, unfortunately my quad machine died yesterday so I had to do this with a dual core , like watching paint dry.

[Frederik]

Could you help me out with my lighting problem?

Without having the model you've used on hand, it's really difficult to say...
It can be the glass material you've used, which is blocking some of the light...
Have you tried applying a sky-portal...??

Also - please remember that you can increase the exposure...

I just quickly played a little with the tone mapping in your render...
Hope you don't mind...

[Frederik]

Nice render, Pete...

In particular I like the sofa and the material you've applied...
Are you planning to make a furniture pack...??

[solo]

Thanks.

I doubt I'll be completing the furniture pack at this moment, I hoped my Garden pack would buy me time to continue making model packs but it failed to cover the time I put into making it. With the current financial situation and lack of sustainable work (lots of mini projects that are more hassle than help) and recent failure of my work horse I'm actually considering a break from 3D viz for a while and taking on a day job that pays a consistant wage until things get better.

[Frederik]

I doubt I'll be completing the furniture pack at this moment, I hoped my Garden pack would buy me time to continue making model packs but it failed to cover the time I put into making it.

Sorry to hear this...
I would have thought that it would sell like "hot bread"...
Personally I've had GREAT use of it already...!

...and recent failure of my work horse I'm actually considering a break from 3D viz for a while...

I'm shocked to hear this... And really sorry to hear that things have turned this bad...

[thomthom]

Hope you still will linger around SCF if you should take a break from 3D Viz.
Lets hope for Better Times.

[alpro]

I'm sorry to hear that too, I was really looking forward to your furniture pack, I get constant use out of your garden pack and am surprised that more people didn't buy it. I also know about how slow it is, the home improvement field has practicualry came to a halt, the only good thing is that I have some more time to to come to better grips with the apps I use and to try some new ones but that doesn't pay the bills.


Mike

[majid]

hi all mates/friends. it is a while that I've prepared a useful tut for sketchup artists site (James had refined it a bit)
it is a deeper look on material making, true physicall materials.. and promise you afteer 2-3 times repeating the whole steps you'll find it easy, and also if you use tyemplates (at the end of tut) then you'll easily and fast, make your true materials....
here is the original post:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/tutorial ... materials/

[dtrarch]

Hi Majid
KT tut +++
What an elegant and generous work.
Thank you so very much.

dtr

[Vicspa]

Thanks majid.

[tomislavm]

Thank You!

[mojtabata2001]

Farsi (Persian) version released :

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtop ... 20&t=42800

dedicated to Dear Majid

[hellnbak]

So how about a tutorial for car modelers? You never see any render tuts for car modelers

[mojtabata2001]

i wish majid had enough time to make more great tutorials.even about car modeling and rendering
i saw his car renders too much and they are great too,of course he is an architect!

[majid]

Dear mates
I am slowley preparing a series of movies on Kt rendering, and named them as Kt fast start series, here is the first one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDgXWI6Q ... e=youtu.be


Majid

[notareal]

Nice work! Thank you for sharing the tutorial video(s).

[majid]

Thank you and sorry for my accent! ( I guess it's awful )

[mojtabata2001]

great news!
i saw the video,awesome
can't wait for the rest

[majid]

I am updating the KT fast start.
This time a tigher approach and smarter arrangement. also it covers more topics and involves some more tips and trick.
Re-writed the whole book from scratch, includes test scenes, extra material libraries ...and planning for a low price. I hope being able to publish it soon.
Here is one of renders I have produced to be used in the book.

[majid]

Here is the link to KT forum
http://www.kerkythea.net/forum/viewtopi ... 913#p93902

[majid]

some new material creation and templates are added