Anyone use image props?

[mike m oz]

For purely static images Piranesi would be a better option than Photoshop.

http://www.informatix.co.uk/piranesi/product_information_features.shtml

The way it deals with inserted images and the range of possible rendering styles is pretty neat.

It would be nice if VectorWorks could deal with inserted images like this - have a look at the following two sites for what it would be like if it could handle ImageCel or RPC content.

http://www.imagecels.com/

http://www.archvision.com/

[ 01-21-2005, 09:37 PM: Message edited by: mike m oz ]

[SacSurfin']

I currently use image props for all my landscaping, but it takes so long for their placement and I was wondering if anyone who uses image props has tried using P. shop for this instead. It is my belief that P. shop would be alot faster mainly because you can see exactly where the plant is and what it covers. But the powers that be, think otherwise and I'm still doing multiple renders just to nudge a few plants. any comments would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Brian B

ASAP Trade Graphics

VW 11.0.1, MAC OS 10.3.7

PowerPC G5, Dual 1.8

3 GB RAM

[Kaare Baekgaard]

Imageprops in VW cast shadows and show up in reflections. Those are hard to get right i Photoshop. It would be very nice to have some kind of preview option for imageprops in VW in wireframe like the preview in the 'Attribute Mapping' tool.

[SacSurfin']

In P. shop you just copy the image, fill with black, reposition, give it a gradient mask to mess with the opacity and blur then you're done. If you recorded your actions all the others can be done with just a hit of a button. Even with multiple files all images that fall onto the flat ground can be one recorded action and for the others that lay on the house walls make another action. Recording actions makes anything fairly easy, basically anything can be automated once it has been done once.

I've never had to deal with reflections. but with just the outline of my plant I can't imagine it being very difficult depending on the geometry of the reflective surface of course. I can't fathom VW ever being able to match P. shops speed unless it incorporates an image editing platform where placement of image props is shown without the render wait.

Thanks,

Brian B.

ASAP Trade Graphics

VW 11.0.1, MAC OS 10.3.7

PowerPC G5, Dual 1.8

3 GB RAM

[Kurt Magness]

they both have their advantages. the shadow casting , & reflections are better using a image prop. I use both ip's and p shop. in p shop i de select the building and then dry brush filter the plants in fore and background. leaves the building more hard edged

[Kurt Magness]

you can use the render bitmap tool to cut down on render time. make saved sheets of your views in wireframe, then just render the area in question.