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  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,131
    Wonderland said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    I think I'd like to see a lot of common fruit & nut trees modeled in the DAZ 3D Store. I know there is an apple orchard and I have it but that's actually the only such I've seen. OK, I know it isn't going to happen unless I learn to model well enough to make those myself. I mean who's looking for American persimmon or American paw paw trees for their DAZ renders anyway? I just spent $750 today on 22 new fruit & nut trees to add to my yard. I have 4 more fruit trees to go and then my yard is full. I'm so excited to be wrapping up the main plans for my mow-free yard of the future! smiley And you guys thought your DAZ 3D content libraries could get out of control! laugh

    Fruit & Nut trees products in the DAZ 3D Store? Have I missed them somehow?

    https://www.daz3d.com/beautiful-nature-trees now in fast grab has a lemon tree. Also a lemon tree here:  https://www.daz3d.com/the-private-garden  I feel almost positive that I once purchased a small orange tree but now I can't find it in the store. 

    Coool, thanks.

  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,058
    Wonderland said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    I think I'd like to see a lot of common fruit & nut trees modeled in the DAZ 3D Store. I know there is an apple orchard and I have it but that's actually the only such I've seen. OK, I know it isn't going to happen unless I learn to model well enough to make those myself. I mean who's looking for American persimmon or American paw paw trees for their DAZ renders anyway? I just spent $750 today on 22 new fruit & nut trees to add to my yard. I have 4 more fruit trees to go and then my yard is full. I'm so excited to be wrapping up the main plans for my mow-free yard of the future! smiley And you guys thought your DAZ 3D content libraries could get out of control! laugh

    Fruit & Nut trees products in the DAZ 3D Store? Have I missed them somehow?

    https://www.daz3d.com/the-private-garden  I feel almost positive that I once purchased a small orange tree but now I can't find it in the store. 

    In the Orangery, perhaps?

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    Wonderland said:

    But with a limit of 10 items you miss out on the Daz O freebies... 

    Nope. Got all tlhe ones I need, and only left with Victoria 4 typish items. :)  We've had so many Daz freebies, there's hardly any left that I don't own. It was better for me to hit the 60% stores with the extra 30% off as I had wishlisted some of those things. None of the freebies were wishlisted.  :) 

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    Fishtales said:

    It must feel like being in the middle of a war zone under those thunder storms.

    http://en.blitzortung.org/live_lightning_maps.php?map=30

    We're only getting light rain so far, but it's pushing south and east. We were at the county dump this morning by 7am, Home Depot by 8am and unloaded 45 bags of mulch and compost by 8:50am. Whew!  IPreemed the back bed where I weeded all day yesterday. If you don't know about Preem, it's wonderful. It stops weeds from growing for about 4 months! Sprinkle through your mulch, water it or let it rain, and voila. So I wanted to get it spread and save on the water bill. Watch the clouds part and go around our house LOL. My husband used to say Moses was on top of our roof, parting the rain clouds like he did the Red Sea, every time we wanted rain!  

  • FishtalesFishtales Posts: 6,119
    Novica said:
    Fishtales said:

    It must feel like being in the middle of a war zone under those thunder storms.

    http://en.blitzortung.org/live_lightning_maps.php?map=30

    We're only getting light rain so far, but it's pushing south and east. We were at the county dump this morning by 7am, Home Depot by 8am and unloaded 45 bags of mulch and compost by 8:50am. Whew!  IPreemed the back bed where I weeded all day yesterday. If you don't know about Preem, it's wonderful. It stops weeds from growing for about 4 months! Sprinkle through your mulch, water it or let it rain, and voila. So I wanted to get it spread and save on the water bill. Watch the clouds part and go around our house LOL. My husband used to say Moses was on top of our roof, parting the rain clouds like he did the Red Sea, every time we wanted rain!  

    I noticed it has moved out into the Gulf.

  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,384
    Wonderland said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    I think I'd like to see a lot of common fruit & nut trees modeled in the DAZ 3D Store. I know there is an apple orchard and I have it but that's actually the only such I've seen. OK, I know it isn't going to happen unless I learn to model well enough to make those myself. I mean who's looking for American persimmon or American paw paw trees for their DAZ renders anyway? I just spent $750 today on 22 new fruit & nut trees to add to my yard. I have 4 more fruit trees to go and then my yard is full. I'm so excited to be wrapping up the main plans for my mow-free yard of the future! smiley And you guys thought your DAZ 3D content libraries could get out of control! laugh

    Fruit & Nut trees products in the DAZ 3D Store? Have I missed them somehow?

    https://www.daz3d.com/beautiful-nature-trees now in fast grab has a lemon tree. Also a lemon tree here:  https://www.daz3d.com/the-private-garden  I feel almost positive that I once purchased a small orange tree but now I can't find it in the store.

    There are orange trees in this: Tuscan Villa - that's the only one a store search came up with. I don't have it myself, I defintiely do have an orange tree somewhere in my content library, I just can't remember where.

  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,384
    edited April 2020

    Sorry, double post.

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  • RGcincyRGcincy Posts: 2,834
    edited April 2020
    Novica said:

    Compare this hay bale with the ones in the background. I think those look like squares with patterns just printed on them. No hay bale in my experience, no matter how compressed, is completely lacking sticky hay straws.

    Well done! I think you captured the look quite nicely. 

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  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,131
    MelanieL said:
    Wonderland said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    I think I'd like to see a lot of common fruit & nut trees modeled in the DAZ 3D Store. I know there is an apple orchard and I have it but that's actually the only such I've seen. OK, I know it isn't going to happen unless I learn to model well enough to make those myself. I mean who's looking for American persimmon or American paw paw trees for their DAZ renders anyway? I just spent $750 today on 22 new fruit & nut trees to add to my yard. I have 4 more fruit trees to go and then my yard is full. I'm so excited to be wrapping up the main plans for my mow-free yard of the future! smiley And you guys thought your DAZ 3D content libraries could get out of control! laugh

    Fruit & Nut trees products in the DAZ 3D Store? Have I missed them somehow?

    https://www.daz3d.com/beautiful-nature-trees now in fast grab has a lemon tree. Also a lemon tree here:  https://www.daz3d.com/the-private-garden  I feel almost positive that I once purchased a small orange tree but now I can't find it in the store.

    There are orange trees in this: Tuscan Villa - that's the only one a store search came up with. I don't have it myself, I defintiely do have an orange tree somewhere in my content library, I just can't remember where.

    thanks as that's already on my wish list

  • firewardenfirewarden Posts: 1,482
    RGcincy said:
    Novica said:

    Compare this hay bale with the ones in the background. I think those look like squares with patterns just printed on them. No hay bale in my experience, no matter how compressed, is completely lacking sticky hay straws.

    Well done! I think you captured the look quite nicely. 

    Wow, that came out nice, Novica. I don't know how I missed that picture earlier.

  • dawnbladedawnblade Posts: 1,723
    Wonderland said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    I think I'd like to see a lot of common fruit & nut trees modeled in the DAZ 3D Store. I know there is an apple orchard and I have it but that's actually the only such I've seen. OK, I know it isn't going to happen unless I learn to model well enough to make those myself. I mean who's looking for American persimmon or American paw paw trees for their DAZ renders anyway? I just spent $750 today on 22 new fruit & nut trees to add to my yard. I have 4 more fruit trees to go and then my yard is full. I'm so excited to be wrapping up the main plans for my mow-free yard of the future! smiley And you guys thought your DAZ 3D content libraries could get out of control! laugh

    Fruit & Nut trees products in the DAZ 3D Store? Have I missed them somehow?

    https://www.daz3d.com/beautiful-nature-trees now in fast grab has a lemon tree. Also a lemon tree here:  https://www.daz3d.com/the-private-garden  I feel almost positive that I once purchased a small orange tree but now I can't find it in the store. 

    Polish makes great stuff. I wish a hi-res version of each tree was included for foreground renders, as they are up to 1024 x 1024.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited April 2020
    firewarden said:

    Wow, that came out nice, Novica. I don't know how I missed that picture earlier.

    Probably because I was adding it a few minutes later :)  I didn't like the angle as I had a background line sitting exactly on top of his head (see the horizontally running rust colored line?) so I re-rendered it and added it a bit late. It looked like he was doing a wonderful balancing act with it on his head!

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  • firewardenfirewarden Posts: 1,482
    Novica said:
    firewarden said:

    Wow, that came out nice, Novica. I don't know how I missed that picture earlier.

    Probably because I was adding it a few minutes later :)  I didn't like the angle as I had a background line sitting exactly on top of his head (see the horizontally running rust colored line?) so I re-rendered it and added it a bit late. It looked like he was doing a wonderful balancing act with it on his head!

    Well, I'm definitely going to sit down tomorrow and copy what you did for my own hay bale resource. Thank so much for sharing! :)

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    firewarden said:

    Well, I'm definitely going to sit down tomorrow and copy what you did for my own hay bale resource. Thank so much for sharing! :)

    I'll put it in the reference section in the tutorials under Hay Bale, so folks can find it when they're ready to do hay. 

  • FishtalesFishtales Posts: 6,119

    @Novica

    Those thunder storms are heading over the Gulf and Florida now and getting near Cuba.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited May 2020

    With the 3x use, the first one I picked up was the Lencino Kitchen Space. Has a LOT of rooms. Got it for 75% off, a little over $6 as it starts at 51% off. If you want a lot of rooms and a LOT OF PARTS, take a look at it. 

     

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  • FishtalesFishtales Posts: 6,119

    Another Iray conversion

    Steam Carriage.

    2020-04-22 10:23:02.917 Total Rendering Time: 16.65 seconds

    Click on image for full size.

     

    2020-04-22 19:07:32.734 Total Rendering Time: 18.18 seconds

    Click on image for full size.

     

  • EtaminEtamin Posts: 129

    @fishtales Your steam carriage images look great.  If I may, what environment are they set in?

    Thanks, Peter

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited May 2020

    With so many promos, I honestly have enough stuff so I don't remember the changing banners. Do you folks like that, with the one panel having the dots below it and the promos changing within the one promo box? I know I can click the dot and go back and forth and right click to open in a new window, but...kinda like the old way of the promos each having their own square/box.

    I don't know why I get the prices I'm getting, because frankly I'm not looking up all these promos. I did go to the main page, select Daz Originals as the vendor, then Genesis 8 male and female, then I went to the ones that were at least 50% discount but focused on the 63% and 69% ones. See below. And what are you folks buying?

    There are several in the 69% range, which go to 75% with a new release in the cart. I don't know if it has to be a new release from a certain section, because as I said, I just used the main gallery. The one I bought was VYK Thana (She's a DO so you can use that $6 off, as she's 51% off to start with. I had already used mine, but decided to get her at that price anyway.)  Without her, the prices didn't discount to 75% so she must be in a promo. The things I got that dipped to 75%  were all the 69% ones

    Abraham for Leroy 8   $4.77
    Aella   (what a deal for $4.78) 
    Tailgate Party Poses   $3.77
    Urban Skateboard (and Poses)  You get a nice variety of skateboard materials, and it was only $5.34  (68%)   It started at 63% off instead of 69%
    Flora for Rynne 8   I think she'd make a great doll for kids  $4.78

     

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

    The other two DOs I got for the 3x use was

    Rayya (by GypsyAngel) so you know she's gorgeous and Effie. 
     

  • gitika1gitika1 Posts: 948
    Novica said:

    With so many promos, I honestly have enough stuff so I don't remember the changing banners. Do you folks like that, with the one panel having the dots below it and the promos changing within the one promo box? I know I can click the dot and go back and forth and right click to open in a new window, but...kinda like the old way of the promos each having their own square/box.

     

    I believe I am probably in the minority, but I like the store page banner/promo style.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    gitika1 said:

    I believe I am probably in the minority, but I like the store page banner/promo style.

    Nah, I saw some other posts on different threads where people like it. Does it show up on phones at all?

    Also, I know on my iphone, the images in the forums are always stretched really thin. 

  • L'AdairL'Adair Posts: 9,479
    gitika1 said:
    Novica said:

    With so many promos, I honestly have enough stuff so I don't remember the changing banners. Do you folks like that, with the one panel having the dots below it and the promos changing within the one promo box? I know I can click the dot and go back and forth and right click to open in a new window, but...kinda like the old way of the promos each having their own square/box.

     

    I believe I am probably in the minority, but I like the store page banner/promo style.

    I don't dislike it nearly so much, now that hovering over the entire banner image stops the rotation, and now that there are "navigation" dots on the bottome of the banner.  Keep in mind, I don't surf the net with a phone or ipad. I use about 55-60% width on my 24" desktop monitor.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited May 2020

    This page has fascinating graphs which show the ups and downs for each state for the virus. One chart, you can either select the dropdown or just run your mouse over the lines in the chart, and it will tell you how fast the cases of the virus are doubling. Then further down, take a look at each state to see the new cases. Florida is doing very well, all things considered, but Minnesota is definitely not. Then look at Arkansas- wow! 

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  • DaventakiDaventaki Posts: 1,624

    Im not sure where they are getting thier data or figuring it but my county in Texas has only 6 cases: 5 recovered and 1 death, the map is showing 30?.......

  • FishtalesFishtales Posts: 6,119
    Etamin said:

    @fishtales Your steam carriage images look great.  If I may, what environment are they set in?

    Thanks, Peter

    It is the HDRI from the Yosemite set Part 1 plugged into the Environment Map of the Iray Dome.

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 4,115

    @Daventaki, I looked at the data for Colorado, then I looked at my state's data as of 1 May, 1600 hrs (4pm) and there is an increase.

    What I have seen on TV and in my news feeds is the news companies are tracking prisons, meat plants (where they can obtain data), and nursing homes by researching local news outlets and newspapers. Many of these locations are not being tracked by either some states or the CDC for some reason. So there is a major gap between numbers from cases not being collected or simply because of the map is real time and state figures are not, but from a EOD point of collection. (Situation for Colorado's numbers.)

     

     

     

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 12,737
    edited May 2020
    Daventaki said:

    Im not sure where they are getting thier data or figuring it but my county in Texas has only 6 cases: 5 recovered and 1 death, the map is showing 30?.......

    How many residents are there in your county? The figure they are showing is 'per 100,000 residents'. So, if your county has less than 100,000 residents the number shown will be higher than the actual number of cases. For example my county in NC has 37,000 residents so the number of cases shown is 2.7 times higher than the actual number of cases.

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  • EtaminEtamin Posts: 129
    edited May 2020
    Fishtales said:
    Etamin said:

    @fishtales Your steam carriage images look great.  If I may, what environment are they set in?

    Thanks, Peter

    It is the HDRI from the Yosemite set Part 1 plugged into the Environment Map of the Iray Dome.

    Thank you.  I hadn't really looked at that set, as it predates iray, and I didn't think it would be of use.  Clearly it is/

    Post edited by Etamin on
  • DaventakiDaventaki Posts: 1,624
    Charlie Judge said:
    Daventaki said:

    Im not sure where they are getting thier data or figuring it but my county in Texas has only 6 cases: 5 recovered and 1 death, the map is showing 30?.......

    How many residents are there in your county? The figure they are showing is 'per 100,000 residents'. So, if your county has less than 100,000 residents the number shown will be higher than the actual number of cases. For example my county in NC has 37,000 residents so the number of cases shown is 2.7 times higher than the actual number of cases.

    Thats probably it, I don't know exact number but I would bet less than 20k.
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