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[Fox 1,444]

Wow...that's looking really great rafarivera it looks very realistic. I like the look of those fountains too. Any chance we'll be seeing them on the stex soon? Great work you are doing here.

[dudyconstructor 40]

nice! your BATs are really good! '); height=20 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/44.gif width=33 border=0>

keep the great job

[RobledoRessainance 36]

[rafarivera 17]

Thanks 4 ur comments Fox, dudyconstructor & Robledo   I will release them as soon as I get them perfect for STEX, I'm back in college so I've got some other stuff to do too...   Here's an update for the upper thing... but helipad it's in a different shot black.. I prefer black over green... what do you think???  (BTW I loooove 3ds render times, amazing! hehe)

 

http://img7.exs.cx/img7/8282/Pantalon02.jpg>

 

I made the roof junk based on this shot:

http://img7.exs.cx/img7/7241/Top3.jpg>

 

 

[RobledoRessainance 36]

I'm loving it! It looks even more realistic than the photo, if you don't consider that the sky is towards the ground! Great work!

[rafarivera 17]

Thank you Robledo   Here are some more renders of it (I'm loving even more 3ds max ) , now the sky is in the right place ...  I'm not sure about doing the triangular things at the base of it, what do you think??? (you can check them out at the bottom of the 2nd page of this thread)   Also, I'm having some trouble rendering buildings with night-lights using 3dsmax...

 

[rafarivera 17]

Ok, I've rendered it into SC, what do you think???   I like it.. maybe a bit taller.. still not able to get night-lights to work under bat 4 3dsmax mmmmm 

 

[rafarivera 17]

Here's some work for the base... Maybe 2 versions should be out.. with and without the triangular base....  mmmm

 

[nosoupforyou 9]

looks very nice...

 

where do you get 3Dsmax?  i want to try it out...

 

but youre doing a great job!!!

[rafarivera 17]

You can get the trial version @  http://www.discreet.com , I got mine through college.. You can get lots of amazing programs at really low prices if you buy them using your student ID...    now I prefer it over gmax, render times are nothing compared to the other...      but having some problems with night-lights...    still, glad you've liked it so far... I'm working right now on the central part of the base....   

[RobledoRessainance 36]

Seeing that 3dsmax costs 3,495.00 (USD) at the moment... I don't think I will be getting it... So I'll continue with gmax... I'm still amazed it was completely FREE.

Anyway, the base is looking great... But you could also try importing the grass texture that LE uses. Just a suggestion...

[rafarivera 17]

Hey!!!  I've finally done the base for it...  let me know any suggestions...    Robledo: I changed the grass texture, but seems the same from above, duh ....  As always, comments are welcome 

 

 

[Fox 1,444]

I was just looking at the pics  have for this building, I was thinking, maybe you should make them a little whiter? But they look fantastic. Also, the pictures are very decieving in the actual height of the building, they look huge in the pics, but after seeing you recreate them, they look fairly small. Maybe you could do another version after these, like a bigger one ?

 

Also do you intend on doing the whole complex?

 

[rafarivera 17]

     Hey Fox!! I used a pic from the building stone (actually hammered marble) a friend who works there took it right off of it... so the color is right...   I can make another version which is whiter if you want me to do so

 

    Also, in the pics it seems taller because it's the only high-rise building around there so you can't compare it with another building...   the nearest one could be Torre Altus, but still too far away and in a slope, so pics won't really show the real height comparison of both (Torre Arcos is kindof dug into a slope, and Torre Altus is built on a slope).  The measures I used were based on the # of floors and etc...   What I can do about height is adjust it to the perspective sim city uses, so it will look taller....    I just have to find the post where I read about it...   Prove me wrong, but I guess it was around 150% on the Z axis right??

 

     Oh! and the surrounding smaller buildings of the complex aren't really in my plans to be batted

 

[rafarivera 17]

Ok, I've added some more floors to it (16).  I guess this will make it taller and less boxy on the overall....   Here are some in-game pics with the smaller one for comparison.. and also a render....  let me know what you think....

 

 

[RobledoRessainance 36]

In my opinion I think you should release both, with the base. While I'm not a big fan of the building in real life, I can see you've been doing an excellent recreation! .
BTW, since you live fairly close to it... do you know what's the status of the whole complex? On hold? Never built? Cancelled? I've wanted to know why they haven't built the second tower yet...

[rafarivera 17]

Hey Robledo!! As far as I know, the second tower is on hold until further notice...  the hole in the ground is already done haha, but there's no people or machinery working on it... so I guess they're waiting for enough demand to begin its construction...

[rafarivera 17]

Hey all... The modelling and texturing are already done.... the only problem is night-lighting... Not really sure why, but I get an error when rendering with night-lights in 3ds....  

[nosoupforyou 9]

i like the base

[Superstar 69]

wow, this is looking real good, maybe some more details can be added on but it's fine

[rafarivera 17]

hey superstar!! details such as... ?

 

Nosoupforyou glad you liked it... I'm thinking about a darker grass texture... so it blends easier in SC

[masher 3]

HAHAHA!! El pantalon!

Will this building come in S,M,L,XL?Jk...

I knew i've seen this building before i just didn't remember where

But you are doing an awesome job

And about what superstar said about more details i guess he used Fox's picture as a reference...

BTW will you make the rest of that whole complex?

[rafarivera 17]

Hey masher!! nice to see you've liked it...     About doing the whole complex ummmm   I'd have to think about it... I'm not sure about which details you mean, but the pic from Fox post is a drawing... the actual photos don't show much more detail... There are more pics @  http://www.emporis.com/en/il/pc/?id=113632&aid=8      Let me know any improvement which can be made  

[masher 3]

So far nothing can be improved!!

Your building is as close as it can be to the real thing i guess you just need to work on that base...

 

[rafarivera 17]

The building base includes a hole right under the center of the building (where the glass thing is), but I do not know how to make holes in SC4. 

 

Also, in real life, the side of the building is the entrance to the underground parking lot; and the back of the base is a plain wall with a small garden on the right of it....  not sure what to do about it... any suggestions???

 

[rafarivera 17]

Well, tried rendering with night-lights....  but I get lots of different error msgs, being the most common error 6 and error 22..... but they do not happen when I do not use night-lights..... well... about the base, still trying to figure how to do the hole.... hope anyone can help sort out this...

[rafarivera 17]

Well, not having many replies recently hahaha   Here's an update for night-lights....   I cannot render using the maxis-style lights.. not sure why... but well... I'll just use omnis and whatever....  let me know what you think

 

 

 

[JaWood 194]

You got some excelent layered night lighting there. Hey, I have the grass texture I made and am using on my water park lots if you want it I can send it your way or put it up in the textures thread.

[rafarivera 17]

Hey JaWood, it would be great if you sent it   post it here or whatever   Thanks a lot, nice to see you liked the lighting

[rafarivera 17]

Does anyone knows how to make a hole in the ground?