Burj Khalifa

[JDRCRASH 53]

I actually think Taipei's opening ceremony was a little more impressive, but so was this one!

Anyway, I can definitely understand how much time college can take Andisart; release it whenever you feel ready!

[sababoi99 0]

wow really nice stuff going on here lol

when will the burj be finished andi?? (approximately)

[trar 334]

Man, andisart must be zen or something. It takes a lot of dedication and patience to work on one model for 5 years. I eagerly await the SimOpening of this amazing piece of work.

[Francis90b 748]

To the people asking for when will it be released:

Maybe it would be a good idea just to sit down and wait.The author of this bat put five years on this project, it would be nice to respect his long-time efforts by showing only a minimal part of his patience by, again, sitting down and waiting.

After all, that project went on for five years, it won't hurt to wait a little more....

On a more on-topic and brighter note i really appreciate the pictures of the opening cerimony....it must have been surreal to look at it in-place!

I'm wondering about the quantity of fireworks used that night...

[Renedius 25]

the great

[trar 334]

I can wait. The only thing i'm worried about is that this monstrosity of a building won't fit in any of my cities. But i'll find a way...

[turkeyfrank 5]

i can't wait. this building is awesome

[woopypooky 1]

i am sure this mod will be out by 21 December 2012

[halo1dragon 10]

andisart when is it going to be released?

[Evillions 552]

It will released soon, just wait.

BTW, No "Grave Digging."

[Renedius 25]

don't bump it

[sababoi99 0]

does anyone know where andi is?

[Dubbel 0]

Wow! This is amazing, I really can't wait for it!!!! I have already an idea for a place in a city. I would place in in the center of a city!!

[Evillions 552]

Dude, stop bumping this until Andisart comes back with an update. Anyway, he's away right now and will not be back for a few months. Until then, don't bump further than this post unless Andisart comes with an update.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

This thread has always been very bump-prone, so I'm going to lock it until andisart would like to update it.

[AndisArt 2,066]

ok folks, after spending all last year on SimMars Beta 3, I finally had some time over the holidays to work on Burj Dubai Khalifa (as it was officially renamed).

I finally switched to Mental Ray using Max 2011.

Most work done this time is in the area of the side building. I doubled the floor number to match real building and added sun blinds. Also the roof part was updated and the front part filled with more details. The glass texture is now reflective.

All still work in progress, as usual (and YES, the water texture is still a placeholder... and still NO please no questions about release date)

[Sgt Pepper 864]

Man this thing's been in the works since 2005!

Andisart, the work in this is amazing! I'm wondering how this whole thing is going to work on a lot...it's not being split in multiple pieces or is it?

[Ferrariguy1000 43]

Six years of hard work and long patience and still going strong. you are just made of pure awesomeness. I really love the reflectiveness on this one.

[CarmineHilton 6]

These guys are correct, after 6 six this project is still one the most prestigious and interesting!

Me thinks you could/should release that side building on itself as well! Looks fabulous

Good luck! =)

[Evillions 552]

I bet this will be the first BAT that will ever have a constant 5 start rating. I've been waiting for so long for to return to this, but like you said in PM. You'll return and I was VERY excited that you're going back to finish this.

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Wow - I was prepared for another bump-o-rama, but certainly not for an update! The reflective glass is definitely an improvement. I think the saturation of the flora and of those recliners is a bit too high, though.

[AndisArt 2,066]

thanks for your comments

Sgt Pepper, yes this will indeed be split in several renders using different LOD areas and then merged together in the Lot Editor with one main building file and the rest added as props. I did a successful test with scanline render with one LOD for the tower and two LODs for the base.

With mental ray I might have to increase this though, not sure yet what my laptop can handle.

T Wrecks, looking at the pic here on my work computer I see what you mean, the contrast does look too high on the recliners and flora. On my laptop at home it wasnt like this at all. Hm, seems to depend on what screen you're using.

To be on the safe side I will decrease the saturation on these. Kinda makes me wonder tho what else might look too bright on what screen

[Deluxe879 0]

Wow wahnsinn... 6 Jahre schon dabei... Fetten Respekt... Soviel Geduld f

[Timmystwin 201]

This AND simmars? wow. You have the skill and patience of a god, and also a download from me whenever this is released. (Dont rush it, if this standard is maintained.... )

[AndisArt 2,066]

ok here's another update:

I added the railings along the water. Next I think I will work on the pools and a proper water texture.

this should be approx. zoom 5

[AndisArt 2,066]

I made some tests re: the pool water.

Here's what I got for reflective:

And this is what I got for see-through:

I wud probably make the pool deeper a bit.

all work in progress

I tend towards the see-through as this is more what it looks like on pictures. The reflective looks more like a river or ocean.

what u guys think?

 

[Girafe 1,729]

Reflective pool is interesting but too wavy at my taste for an artificial lake

Anyway, really good work

[Hamish 1,369]

Firstly, been lurking in here for ages, Best Model ever!

Secondly, about the water, what about something like this?

(excuse the blurry objects, the two images don't quite line up)

This is just the reflective image at 40% opacity over the see through image. I think this looks better, because both options looked good, but I think the reflective one had too much noise, and the see through didn't have enough noise or ripples in it. The compromise looks good.

[AndisArt 2,066]

that looks good Hamish! I would even say the ripples could still be toned down. but the overall direction is good. I will see how I can do this. Any tips wud be very welcome

[halo1dragon 10]

is it almost done i cant wait to see it when u finish