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Title: sorta getting it...
Post by: El Kabong on January 04, 2016, 03:54:51 PM
Nothing final, just pleased with being able to tinker around with T3.
Tree made with DP_Tree/Lightwave3D. Lots of tweaking to do with it.
Snow coverage with DSDunbar Deep Snow Example.
Later, Ron
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: archonforest on January 04, 2016, 04:04:59 PM
great start. There is a nice mood in this picture!
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: WAS on January 04, 2016, 04:49:12 PM
Quote from: El Kabong on January 04, 2016, 03:54:51 PM
Nothing final, just pleased with being able to tinker around with T3.
Tree made with DP_Tree/Lightwave3D. Lots of tweaking to do with it.
Snow coverage with DSDunbar Deep Snow Example.
Later, Ron

Yeah definitely a good start! Better then me I am sure when I first starting picking things up here. I would suggest some colour variation in the ground detail and tree foliage.
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: El Kabong on January 05, 2016, 02:54:52 PM
Thanks guys.
Used multiple cameras while roaming the terrain and inadvertently moved the wrong camera loosing this POV. :P  Then overwrote the file save.  :o
Will attempt to triangulate my way back.  lol... Any way to lock the camera position?
I wasn't concerned with ground cover atm, mainly playing with tree populations.


Also, used a preset for the sky. Not sure which one though.
Correction: The tree was made with DP_Verdue Pack. A Lightwave 3D plug-in that includes Trees, Foliage and Grass.

Later, Ron
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: AP on January 05, 2016, 06:32:01 PM
I do not think there is a way to lock the camera position that i am aware of.
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: Kadri on January 05, 2016, 08:22:46 PM
Quote from: El Kabong on January 05, 2016, 02:54:52 PM
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Any way to lock the camera position?
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Nice start.
If you like your camera position and want to try other point of views you can make always a new-or more-camera nodes and use those to experiment.You can change the names of the camera nodes to something like "old view" or whatever makes sense to you to remember them better.
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: WAS on January 05, 2016, 08:27:03 PM
I believe when clicking the button to set the camera position will go to your "Master" camera or "Render Camera". Maybe unticking that and using a new camera you could name "Roaming" or something might help.
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: Dune on January 06, 2016, 03:28:19 AM
Or make a inside TG note node and copy/paste the coordinates to remember.
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: WAS on January 06, 2016, 04:07:07 AM
Quote from: Dune on January 06, 2016, 03:28:19 AM
Or make a inside TG note node and copy/paste the coordinates to remember.

+1 lol  :P

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Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: El Kabong on January 15, 2016, 02:25:51 PM
I have started to copy the position and angle of camera, add a internal cube object, rename cube to something logical, paste copied coordinates of camera to the cube object, then disable the object. This marks the spot where the camera should be if the position is accidentally lost from inadvertently moving wrong camera, and makes it easier to relocate.

Have yet to locate POV from posted image, getting close though.  :P

Later, Ron
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: Dune on January 16, 2016, 02:46:13 AM
You could use a landmark for that  ;)
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: gregsandor on January 16, 2016, 04:29:45 AM
The simplest way is to just copy/paste the camera node, and as suggested above, rename it to "Old_Camera" or whatever, then you won't lose it.  I too would really like a way to lock a camera (and objects and terrains).
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: bobbystahr on January 16, 2016, 07:26:18 PM
I'd like Point at Object myself
Title: Re: sorta getting it...
Post by: El Kabong on January 18, 2016, 03:33:36 PM
Quote from: Dune on January 16, 2016, 02:46:13 AM
You could use a landmark for that  ;)

:o      landmark.    der.   basically the same as I have used the cube, but them thar donuts are lookin' real nice! 
        so much to learn...

By using the landmark for saved camera positions, I am less likely to move the object as opposed to inadvertently moving the camera regardless of what the camera is named.

And yeah, Point at Object would be nice also.

Later, Ron