PYRAMIDS FOR JP

JP (A STUDENT IN MY TUTORIAL GROUP) SPOKE ABOUT THE IDEA OF EQUALISING THE TWO CLIENTS OFFICES WHEN ONE WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE OTHER. THE IMAGE BELOW CAME TO MIND.

NO PLUGINS TAB IN SKETCHUP

HI, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLUGINS TAB IN THE TOP MENU IN SKETCHUP (WHICH MEANS YOU CAN'T EXPORT YOUR ELEVATOR) FOLLOW THESE STEPS...

GO TO THE WINDOW TAB > CHOOSE PREFERENCES > EXTENSIONS > AND CHECK THE "SHOW RUBY SCRIPT EXAMPLES" BOX > OK

NOW THE PLUGINS TAB WILL SHOW UP, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO SAVE THE EXPORT SCRIPT INTO THE PLUGINS FOLDER IN SKETCHUP BEFORE IT WILL SHOW UP UNDER THAT TAB AS AN OPTION... you can get the plugin from here:

http://www.russelllowe.com/tutorials_index.html

or from the ARCH1101 resource's drive.

TRANSPARENT MATERIALS IN UT2004

I'VE JUST HAD A STUDENT VISIT ME ENQUIRING ABOUT TRANSPARENT TEXTURES IN UT2004.

SOME STUDENTS IN THE CLASS ARE USING GLASS-LIKE TEXTURES FROM ONE OF THE STANDARD TEXTURE PACKAGES. IF THAT'S YOU, COULD YOU INDICATE THE PACKAGE THE TEXTURES ARE IN IN THE COMMENTS BELOW?

AND FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN CREATING THEIR OWN TRANSPARENT TEXTURES, SEE THE "TRANSPARENCY using alpha channels" TUTORIAL IN THE Tutorials FOLDER ON THE ARCH1101 RESOURCES DRIVE.

CHEERS

STUDENT WORK: TAKE A LOOK

JUSTIN LO: http://www.swivelchairs.blogspot.com/ HIS EXP2 MAP EXCELS WHEN YOU MOVE AROUND INSIDE IT.

CISSY KANG: http://cmk08.blogspot.com/ CISSYS RAMP IS WORTH A LOOK FROM EXP2, BUT TAKE A LOOK AT HER PERSPECTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT SO FAR IN EXP3, FANTASTIC. HER MASHUP IS BRILLIANTLY FUNNY ALSO.

AARON ZIYUE LIU: http://aarontuo.blogspot.com/ GREAT MAP FROM EXP2, SPACES THAT REALLY CONNECT TO EACH OF THE CLIENTS. A LOT OF ATTENTION PAYED TO THE ERGONOMICS OF OCCUPATION.

YUN FU: http://www.diesel-dream.blogspot.com/ BOTH A BRUTAL AND BEAUTIFUL SCHEME, DIFFICULT TO PULL THIS OFF BUT HERE IT IS DONE REALLY WELL.

YINGYING CHANG: http://yingyingchang.blogspot.com/ LOOK AT THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TWO CLIENTS SPACES!

CHEERS, GREAT WORK

GRAFFITI RESEARCH LAB

THIS WEEKS RANDOM LINK.

http://graffitiresearchlab.com/

NOTICE THE INTERESTING APPROACH TO EDITING JUST DOWN THE PAGE (IN BLUE AND WHITE). COULD BE USEFUL WHEN THINKING ABOUT YOUR NEWS MASHUP. ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT 1. IT STILL MAKES SENSE AND 2. ONE WAS AN ARCHITECT.

ELISE LIBRARY QUIZ

AS OF THE 5TH MAY THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT FBE WHO HAVE EITHER NOT ATTEMPTED THE ELISE QUIZ OR WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED IT BUT FAILED STANDS AT 62.

IF THIS IS YOU ...

THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WILL OFFER SUPPORT TO ALL OF THESE STUDENTS TO ENABLE THEM TO PASS THE QUIZ ON TUESDAY 20TH MAY FROM 9.00AM TO 6.00PM IN LABORATORY 315 ON LEVEL 3 OF THE MAIN LIBRARY JUST PAST THE LIFT FOYER.

STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT CAN JUST TURN UP TO THE LAB FOR ASSISTANCE.

STUDENTS CANNOT ENROL IN SECOND SEMESTER COURSES UNTIL THEY HAVE PASSED THIS QUIZ.

IMAGE UPLOAD TEST

CUBES, NICE SHADING. NOTICE THAT THE CAST SHADOW IS ALMOST BLACK, THE FACE IN SHADE IS LIGHTER AND THE FACE IN DIRECT LIGHT IS ALMOST WHITE. IT'S PROBABLY WORTHWHILE TO THINK ABOUT YOUR OWN DRAWINGS AS HAVING THIS KIND OF RANGE. www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=62919