Hello everyone, Steve Rick here posting up some new content for our Visualization people. There will be Four separate downloads for this post. First will be a dgnlib and .mat files for a preliminary exposure to Eco Systems primarily replacing fur growth that we had in the Luxology rendering engine. I believe most people used fur growth for grass and a few used it for distant trees utilizing the billboards technology. The Eco Systems I have created are primarily for grass rocks and distant trees. I have also included some flower beds and hedges. Please give these a try in the new Vue Rendering engine and let us know your concerns and comments. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.
I created a Video to show how to install these resources (Link Below) and at the time I had it as two downloads. This site would not allow me to upload the Eco Systems because it is 2.6 Gig. I had to break them up into smaller .zip files so now I have 2 material zip files and 1 other for the Eco Systems Dgnlib and PDF with instructions, as well as the new glass materials
The fourth download is a material pallet for glass. Due to the differences between Luxology and Vue the glass must be handled in a different way, so we reconfigured the glass materials and delivered them in a new glass pallet.
There are instructions for installing these resources included in the downloads and a video (Link Below)
I am also working on an instructional video series for the Vue Rendering Engine. There are 12 videos posted so far and I'm working on more. The videos are posted on our YouTube channel, and I have included a link below for easy access. I have started with the basics and will continue with more advanced content as time goes on. We are covering one command at a time and keeping the videos between 5 and 10 minutes long. The videos get right to the point on a specific command, so you are not wasting your time searching an hour-long video to find the one thing you need.
Once again, we welcome any comments, suggestions and ideas about format and content.
Thanks in advance for your comments and ideas. Please enjoy.
Eco Systems Material Download
Ecosystem DGNLIB and Installation pdf.zip
Materials1.zip
Materials2.zip
Glass Material Download
Bentley_Materials.zip
Link to video How to Install Eco Systems and Glass Pallet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h1iMsiLjOQ&list=PLEtk-CjYPFGj_p1H6Jrwq99slyZLWHzNx&index=9
Link to YouTube Visualization Video Series
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEtk-CjYPFGj_p1H6Jrwq99slyZLWHzNx
Steven C. Rick
Senior Consultant, Bentley Systems Inc.
Steve.Rick@Bentley.com
Every crash i lost my materials in PAL...
Hi Martinez,
thanks for all your feedback. Can you let us know what version of MicroStation are you using? Could you post your suggestion as ideas in our MicroStation ideas forum, where they can be reviewed and voted by other users?
Thanks
Hi Marco
16.02.34 btw can i report on this ideas forum all sugesstion and bugs in one post ? cos i have one document with all and will create youtube links
The idea portal is for requesting new functionalities not bugs. please report any bugs on the MicroStation forum or via Service Requests.
It would be more effective to create one idea for each new feature request so that we can gauge the general interest on each of those. A well defined idea is easier for other users to understand and vote and at the same time it helps use evaluate and plan better.