3D City Design - Page 4

superman03 · September 10th, 2007, 01:23 AM

holy shit

pingyao · September 10th, 2007, 01:31 AM

Current plans.

FREKI · September 10th, 2007, 06:39 AM

Awesome work mate!

Durbsboi · September 10th, 2007, 09:17 AM

What program are using??? If I have to do this on AutoCAD, I'd prob need a terabyte of RAM!

pingyao · September 10th, 2007, 09:29 AM

Cinema 4D v9. I'd swear by this software. Its an all rounder and seems to cope well with big scenes

pingyao · September 13th, 2007, 09:58 AM

New transmission mast - tallest point in Chrisheem.

The newly completed radio and satellite antenna south of the old town is officially the tallest point in the city with the top of the mast reaching 356m above sea level. However the 216m mast already sits on top of 140m Chrisheem hill. The tallest structure is still Ocean Heights Plaza 1 at 319m

pingyao · September 17th, 2007, 11:59 AM

View of Midtown looking south. In the haze you can just see the new buildings in the Downtown area.

Frankfurter_Bockwurst · September 17th, 2007, 03:33 PM

much detail :p
but some houses are still not there

pingyao · September 17th, 2007, 05:03 PM

Yeah, some minor houses are not modelled, a combination of time, processor grinding to a halt and couldn't be arsed

Frankfurter_Bockwurst · September 17th, 2007, 06:34 PM

yea xD
does your prog handle it better than sketchup?
my towers lagg all the time...because too much detail xD

pingyao · September 17th, 2007, 06:40 PM

I have sketchup on my PC, but never used it, so can't really comment. From what I've heard sketchup can lag though. I use Cinema 4D, which has crashed a few times with too many polygons (As you can imagine trying to build a city naturally involves many thousands of polygons), but generally pretty good performance.

Rendering is another thing entirely, takes about 24hours depending on the scene.

Frankfurter_Bockwurst · September 18th, 2007, 02:03 PM

WOW...i even cant wait if i render 10 min.. XD

pingyao · September 18th, 2007, 04:22 PM

This is a new Al Hamed Enterprise zone under development, to the northwest of Midtown. Plans for this area are to eventually overtake Midtown and downtown as the main commercial district for the city.

/\ Looking south. In the Middle distance (Red buildings) are the twin HSBC & Morgan Stanley Towers under construction.

/\ Looking due east. Centre of the picture is the U/C Sunrise Tower 160m

witu102 · September 19th, 2007, 09:27 AM

breathtaking!!

renders are excelent!!I wish I woul be able to do sht like this..but I'm learning still

Ral909 · September 19th, 2007, 10:04 AM

Wow Pingyao, i really love your city. It looks awesome!

pingyao · September 19th, 2007, 10:39 AM

Thanks for the comments

A few more renders: This is the new downtown area south of midtown, which also incorporates Chrisheems port. The city is currently going through a massive building boom, which means my PC is chugging away every night!

/\ Looking northwest across the port facility and downtown, with midtown and the new Al Hamed enterprise zone in the haze.

/\ Closer view of the construction in Downtown looking northeast.

/\ Looking south. Chrisheem Football Stadium in the foreground.

pingyao · September 21st, 2007, 04:23 PM

Another view of Downtown from The radio Station on top of Chrisheem Hill. Virtually level with the new construction in Downtown.

khoojyh · September 21st, 2007, 10:48 PM

thats awesome!!!

the pictures look so real !!!

your work made me crazy!!!

noRTH1212 · September 21st, 2007, 11:27 PM

Holy crap

,Just awesome work. Pingyao how many RAM have you installed in your machine? Are you using some global illumination to render the scenes?

pingyao · September 21st, 2007, 11:44 PM

Thanks for the comments. I have 1GB of ram, whicH I think is more important than graphics card, and processor speed for 3D work.

I tried HDRI (High Dynamic Range Lighting) maps on test renders, but it took too long (+3 days per render?!?!). So gave up. I render each view as a multipass file, with shadow, luminosity, diffuse layers etc. The most important thing though is to have a radiosity layer. I use a radiosity filter called stochastic, which gives the lighting a realistic feel - bounces light about well. Then its just a question of bringing all the layers into Photoshop to tweak them into the final image.

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September 10th, 2007, 01:23 AM	#61
superman03 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 6 Likes (Received): 0	holy shit

September 10th, 2007, 01:31 AM	#62
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	Current plans.

September 10th, 2007, 09:29 AM	#65
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	Cinema 4D v9. I'd swear by this software. Its an all rounder and seems to cope well with big scenes

September 13th, 2007, 09:58 AM	#66
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	New transmission mast - tallest point in Chrisheem. The newly completed radio and satellite antenna south of the old town is officially the tallest point in the city with the top of the mast reaching 356m above sea level. However the 216m mast already sits on top of 140m Chrisheem hill. The tallest structure is still Ocean Heights Plaza 1 at 319m

September 17th, 2007, 11:59 AM	#67
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	View of Midtown looking south. In the haze you can just see the new buildings in the Downtown area.

September 17th, 2007, 03:33 PM	#68
Frankfurter_Bockwurst 3d Artist Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 1,563 Likes (Received): 195	much detail :p but some houses are still not there

September 17th, 2007, 05:03 PM	#69
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	Yeah, some minor houses are not modelled, a combination of time, processor grinding to a halt and couldn't be arsed

September 17th, 2007, 06:34 PM	#70
Frankfurter_Bockwurst 3d Artist Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 1,563 Likes (Received): 195	yea xD does your prog handle it better than sketchup? my towers lagg all the time...because too much detail xD

September 17th, 2007, 06:40 PM	#71
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	I have sketchup on my PC, but never used it, so can't really comment. From what I've heard sketchup can lag though. I use Cinema 4D, which has crashed a few times with too many polygons (As you can imagine trying to build a city naturally involves many thousands of polygons), but generally pretty good performance. Rendering is another thing entirely, takes about 24hours depending on the scene.

September 18th, 2007, 02:03 PM	#72
Frankfurter_Bockwurst 3d Artist Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 1,563 Likes (Received): 195	WOW...i even cant wait if i render 10 min.. XD

September 18th, 2007, 04:22 PM	#73
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	This is a new Al Hamed Enterprise zone under development, to the northwest of Midtown. Plans for this area are to eventually overtake Midtown and downtown as the main commercial district for the city. /\ Looking south. In the Middle distance (Red buildings) are the twin HSBC & Morgan Stanley Towers under construction. /\ Looking due east. Centre of the picture is the U/C Sunrise Tower 160m

September 19th, 2007, 10:04 AM	#75
Ral909 Ral909 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mexico City Posts: 667 Likes (Received): 29	Wow Pingyao, i really love your city. It looks awesome!

September 19th, 2007, 10:39 AM	#76
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	Thanks for the comments A few more renders: This is the new downtown area south of midtown, which also incorporates Chrisheems port. The city is currently going through a massive building boom, which means my PC is chugging away every night! /\ Looking northwest across the port facility and downtown, with midtown and the new Al Hamed enterprise zone in the haze. /\ Closer view of the construction in Downtown looking northeast. /\ Looking south. Chrisheem Football Stadium in the foreground.

September 21st, 2007, 04:23 PM	#77
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	Another view of Downtown from The radio Station on top of Chrisheem Hill. Virtually level with the new construction in Downtown.

September 21st, 2007, 10:48 PM	#78
khoojyh No more world war !!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Eastern Garden,City of Twins, Merlion City, Good Little Bay Posts: 1,612 Likes (Received): 1	thats awesome!!! the pictures look so real !!! your work made me crazy!!!

September 21st, 2007, 11:27 PM	#79
noRTH1212 Bądź czujny Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GDAŃSK Posts: 3,005 Likes (Received): 0	Holy crap ,Just awesome work. Pingyao how many RAM have you installed in your machine? Are you using some global illumination to render the scenes?

September 21st, 2007, 11:44 PM	#80
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	Thanks for the comments. I have 1GB of ram, whicH I think is more important than graphics card, and processor speed for 3D work. I tried HDRI (High Dynamic Range Lighting) maps on test renders, but it took too long (+3 days per render?!?!). So gave up. I render each view as a multipass file, with shadow, luminosity, diffuse layers etc. The most important thing though is to have a radiosity layer. I use a radiosity filter called stochastic, which gives the lighting a realistic feel - bounces light about well. Then its just a question of bringing all the layers into Photoshop to tweak them into the final image.