G'day Jens, On 5/13/06, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks Dave. I know. Building architects use AutoCAD, and the GIS/Survey guys use Microstation. Very "heavy" and not very userfriendly. And quite expensive too. AutoCAD costs appr. 4500 USD here.
Yeah. It cost's about that here.
TurboCAD Professional v.12 retails for only appr. 1000 USD. I am considering buying it for home use - or perhaps the more limited Delux (consumer) version (149 USD). I did these in the Pro version - rather effortlessly: http://www.jensbladt.dk/Sdr-Havn/NYPLAN-BUEVEJ-NW-crop-web.jpg http://www.jensbladt.dk/Sdr-Havn/NYPLAN-BUEVEJ-SW-crop-web.jpg http://www.jensbladt.dk/Sdr-Havn/NYPLAN-BUEVEJ-SE-crop-web.jpg
They look good. I'd suggest placing various lights around your 3D model to try and simulate thelighting of the photo. Also maybe try adding some surface materials to the structures. It really depends on what you want & how long you're willing to spend on it. AutoCAD has a feature that simulates lighting depending on latitude, longitude, date and time of day. Just for fun (read: "I was bored" ;-) I made & rendered this uninspiring scene using AutoCAD 2004. Day : <http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Render-Test_001.jpg> Night: <http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Render-Test_002.jpg> Close up: <http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Render-Test_003.jpg> Pretty obvious that I'm not a town planner :-)
Do you do buildings/construction or city planning/landscaping? Regards
I work as a marine draftsman at a naval architecture / marine consultancy firm. This is our latest vessel getting ready to leave Hong Kong: <http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/I-HK-005.jpg> <http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/I-HK-008.jpg> Cheers, Dave S.
