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[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Looking great, keep it up buddy.

[Vlasky 1,803]

I really like this. Looking forward to seeing how it develops.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

It's coming along well so far, and looks like a nice place to study architecture. Congratulations

[IL. 1,043]

Looking nice so far

Nice work.

[Sciurus 323]

I called a big holedigger and tadaaaa this topic reappear ! My studies are finished soon and it permits me to BAT again, after… fiou, 4 years ! Already… time goes too fast to my taste. Well, I show you what I did today, on Sketchup. The problem is, that now, the model has to be exported to Gmax or 3DS… Is that possible ? I hope so, 'cause I don't wanna make it again in Gmax ! Too much work. I know that namspopof made this with his south-france houses, so I think this is possible for bigger BATs like this one…

What do you think about ? I know, there are no textures for the moment… they'll come with gmax, don't worry 

I made this BAT between 2pm and 10:30pm, with a rest of about 1h… I'm pretty fast I guess. So without texturing and everything else, I can make BATs easily with this method… I took a "esay" BAT to begin because of the repetition of the elements composing the facades.

To restart the topic, I think I'll make BATs situated around Nancy, in France. It's my city for now 4 years and I think I'll know it pretty good to make BATs.

I wait for your advices and comments about the transfer from SKP to Gmax…

Thank you for your attention ! -Guillaume

[JP Schriefer 5,590]

Looks great!

Just save it as Sketchup 8 and import it with Gmax or 3ds Max, I highly recommend you 3ds Max.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

It's great to see a thread revived by the author! 

JP is right that you can easily import it into 3ds Max. But it would be harder to get something from sketchup into gmax. I don't have sketchup to know what file formats it can import, but I know that gmax can't import very many types of files. This is on purpose because it's free and they wanted to limit its professional use. 

Congratulations on graduating. 

[Sciurus 323]

Thank you both for your comments !  I must admit that it's my frist try with these type of BATs… as you could see in the topic, I always made little BATs, but now that I've more technicity, I can make bigger ones !

Ok then I'll try to save it as a sketchup 8 document. I read somewhere that saving it as .3ds did work too… I'll try ! I want to use 3DS but I had some problems with it few years ago.. my PC is very old (7 1/2 years old, it's a grandpa !) and its graphic card is a bit tired with these big softwares.. and plus, I had problems with BAT4Max too… so I think I'll re-install everything when I'll have more time in end january to try every solution. My project was, when I'll have more money (when I'll work so) to update my hardware and offer my PC a new youth ! But it's not for now  !

And thank you Jasoncw for my graduation but not yet… almost 1 year left  

[Sciurus 323]

I can't stop BATting my friends… I made this building today :

It's the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture (National Superior Architecture School) in Nancy, France. Actually, it's my school so I konw it very good  I wait for your comments ! - Guillaume

[JP Schriefer 5,590]

Looks great so far. There are not many modern university buildings to SC4, I believe it's going to be very useful

[Girafe 1,729]

Model looks good. But I think that the modeling part is the most easy in BATing. Waiting for the texturing process which is much more difficult in my opinion.

 

[Sciurus 323]

Thank you both. I agree that texturing will be very long on these 2 BATs… I think I'll remake them under GMAX, it'll be easier to me to texture them.

Meanwhile, a french station pack is beginning. It could be part of a special surprise for the end of the year… see if the project will be released ! Otherwise, it'll be updated appart.

So here's the thing ! I begin small, it's been a while I didn't make BATs and it took a little time to readapt my mind to GMAX… 

Some props will comme with, like benches, automatic distributor, etc. Hope you like it for the moment !

[Sciurus 323]

Thank you for your the likes !

With other members on SC4Devotion, we had a conversation about the platforms. And I decided to make that :

 - One that allows you to lot different stations directly in game, with pre-lotted platform of 32m : then you can make them TE and there is no problem, I think ! The minimum is so 96m (3 pieces), which is the tiniest station you can find IRL.

 - One that allows you to lot these platforms in the LE, and add every props you want. I BATted some one, you find them here just below. @Krasner (another member of TSC Team) is doing other ones, to complete the collection. At the end, we think to publish a French stations prop pack.

 

 

Then, stations I worked on today and yesterday :

 

 

 

 

I hope you like it !!

[T Wrecks 10,209]

I know I do! There is definitely demand for a modular train station set that would allow us to build many generic stations with a varying number of platform configurations.

[Sciurus 323]

Hello everybordy !

 

First, thank you for the likes and thank you @T Wrecks for the little message, it's really motivating to see it !! 

I kept working on the pack, I made platforms, with 6 different 3 textures and 3 different base pieces. So like it's written on the images, there's and end piece, which can be used in the both sides, a middle piece and a middle piece with a walkway, to go through the ways. These pieces are 32m long, so they will be overhanging, made for those you don't want to lot platforms. I just thought about on thing : if you want to plop props on the overhanging part, I have to uncenter them in Gmax right ? Or I can directly merge them into the model, it could be a solution too… If someone can share me the best solution to him, tell me 

 

Now, let's images talk for me !

 

 

I hope you still like it !

 

@+

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Oh my gosh, this is getting better and hotter with every picture!

You know, I have always dreamt of such a set because it would enable me (and anybody else, of course) to pick any building that might look OK as a train station, add some modular platform props to it, and assemble an endless variety of train stops in this way.

From the technical perspective, I think you'll have to render the props off center in gmax, yes. jestarr has made a few industrial props for harbour docks that are off center by 16, 32, and even 48 m so you could put cargo on a pier that extends onto the water.

It's a good idea to have such props because it enables users to make stations that don't need to be transit-enabled themselves but simply work as transit switches. However, normally centered props also have their advantage: Take the standard rail texture, put generic platforms right and left, add a few vending machines, benches and lamps, don't use any particular station building, and there's your totally generic, universally useable suburban commuter train stop that you can plop down several times in one city without having too obvious repetition.

[Sciurus 323]

Hello everybody !

Thank you @T Wrecks for your comment. I take note about the exporting. I made it for the platforms, I exported them 8m off center to make them overhanging. I think that's the right solution isn't it ?

I'm happy that this project is interesting ! I made it first for my own but I'll share it of course !!

So I continued modeling stations and I began Longwy's station, a bigger BAT to me 

 

 

Meanwhile making TSC's station pack with Krasner, I explore my old folders of BATs and I export and mod the old things I've shown here a long time ago.

So here's a pic showing every BATs that will be released soon I hope. I just have to make some lotting on some ones, be patient !

 

 

 

I added a BAT on the project I made yesterday, it's Logé Imprimeur, which will be a manufacture for your european industrial zones. I also show here some BAts I never showed before, like La Poste or Gendarmerie Nationale de Longuyon for example, which are very useful to embellish your cities !

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Wow, that is quite a portfolio! You know, you just might have posted the solution for a little problem I'm having with my current IRM work. I could use one or two more modern I-M buildings, and now I see Mersen and Logé Imprimeur... good to know you got these two up your sleeve! Now I can focus on the candidates I'm really sure about and leave the less convincing BATs aside for a while, knowing that these two buildings from you will come sooner or later.

[rsc204 21,806]

On 28/01/2017 at 11:13 AM, Sciurus said:

I exported them 8m off center to make them overhanging. I think that's the right solution isn't it ?

I'd disagree, except in very particular cases:

• If you centre on a lot a centred model, it will overhang anyway. You just adjust the occupant size of the prop.
• Should you need further offset versions. That's easily done with Model Tweaker or even using RTK4 prop exemplars. In both cases, this reduces the need to render multiple models, one copy is sufficient for as many different offsets as you might require.

It's not a deal breaker, but IMO, centring them makes them easier to place and line up. Not to mention has other potential benefits too.

Nonetheless, great work with these models

[Bombardiere 591]

Very nice buildings. Would suite nicely in my play style. Plus station props will be useful. I will fire up my French city again, so these would be useful additions. I would especially welcome wall-to-wall low wealth C$ and R$ buildings.

I cannot say which is better, centred or off centred. I guess it depend on the situation and use.

However, I would vote for HD. I think your models are high quality and would benefit HD treatment.

[Sciurus 323]

Hello everybody ! 

A long time passed and many things happened in my life so I didn’t bring news over there. My studies took over SimCity and my real life too… That’s why I didn’t do so much for all this time. But now, for now about 3 weeks, I’m officially graduated ! I’m (almost) an architect. You can’t imagine how happy I could be. After 5 years and a half, my studies are gone. Away. Far away ! And I have all the time I want to make BATs and LOTs now…

 

So I took the tools in my hands back. Ouch… that hurts. All these letters, these numbers… read-med, installs, props, prop families… but I was happy to see that I did not loose everything and many reflexes came back to me. So so so… Scours, let’s show us what you did, uh ?! Guys… not now, be patient ! But it will come very very soon. I wanted to announce you something too : with Krasner, who’s a talented BATter, we decided to create a new team : the KSTeam. KS for… *drums please*… Krasner+Sciurus. Isn’t it fabulous ? As we began a common project, we’ll continue it together in a common thread. Also, we’ll continue our personal projects in parallel, don’t worry.

For these personal projects, I don’t really have a « fil rouge » like we say in french, a continued line. I fixed no limit. Am I a punk ? Yes. Seriously, I decided to make every BAT I wanted, whatever they doesn’t have anything in common. Maybe they’ll have… they’ll all be situated in France, especially in Nancy, Metz, Longwy or Bordeaux. CHANGING STYLE ! But this is exciting I find. I made a list of what I could do and it’s pretty long… but I don’t want to make you wait a longer time and we begin with something new… the 

 

Spoiler

S54 PropPack Vol.1

 

This prop pack includes 2 files .dat : my own prop pack and a file with prop families made with the wonderful cars from my friend girafe. So it’s a dependency with a dependency. But after that, believe me you’ll be happy !

 

I’ll upload this PropPack today. It’ll be released on Simtropolis, SC4Devotion and ToutSimCities. Be ready guys !! The revolution is coming ! 

[Krasner 1,062]

You gonna burning down the house Guillaume

 

 

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Oh, that's great news - both your return and the fact that the two of you are going to team up. Both of you are great on your own, and together you should be capable of pretty much anything! Bonne chance, mes amis!

[Sciurus 323]

@Krasner Haha thank you, I don't know if my uploads had this effect... 

@T Wrecks Thank you for your fidelity my friend  And for your comment too ! I hope that we'll make a good team !!

 

So... it's time to make the announcement of yesterday true : 14 new uploads of my creations are now available on the STEX ! After all these years of waiting, here they are... I hope they are good enough to you.

You can download them here -> https://community.simtropolis.com/profile/178966-sciurus/content/?type=downloads_file

I would be happy to see these BATs in your cities !!

Tonight, I began another BAT, which is a bit different in the scale I treated until now... but I let you speculate on what it could be hehe ! I'll show you the progress tomorrow, stay tuned guys !

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Congratulations on graduating!

Congratulations on KSTeam!

Congratulations on your uploads!

[Sciurus 323]

@Jasoncw Hehehe thank you for everything !! ^^ 

And now, here's a first picture of my next project : the Palais du Gouvernement in Nancy, France. This building has been built in the end of the XVIIIe century, with the Place Stanislas, the Place d'Alliance and Place de la Carrière. This ensemble was a demand of the duke of Lorraine, Stanislas. It's for now about 35 years in the list of the UNESCO. 

The upload will come at the end of the week I think, if I design it speedly enough.

Now, let's talk the image...

Thank you for your return !

[Krasner 1,062]

Looks great You sure work impressively fast !