Our Second Community City

[CF221]

Great work!

[bieber]

Amazing, how long did you spend to make all these details?

[edxor]

thanks

I would say waay toooo long :P But I think the average is ~4-5 hours on each building

[xdexina]

This is simply amazing!!! and this is what the city needs more.. little buildings.. little high-rises! that are not only greatly detailed, but indeed in a different design than mostly glass buildings!!

I'm looking forward to see more of this...

[ArrHo]

coming along great guys i wish i could do some buildings but having computer issues plus i might need to relearn sketchup as my job is using inventor -.-

[ThomasB443]

I have finally finished my hosptial design so can now submit i havent shown it from every angle as it began to run slow as i got closer to finish plus the grass texture has changed slightly for some reason so if you want to view it here is the download link with some renders and i hope you like it

Download :

https://rapidshare.com/files/5383199...italDesign.skp

Plot:



Renders :

[WardNL]

City dead?
I forgot where the renders are located, anyone got a link?

[CF221]

yup... about that.... I don't think we've got many renders for the entire city... it is just so big in size!

If the city is so truly dead, I think we should actually do something about it. It is better to have something going on rather than have nothing, at this point.

[YingBlanc]

I don't see why your idea failed to pick up, it was a good idea in general, I think it was the time limitations and height as well, I think we should start it again, yet have no limitations, same idea though.

[xdexina]

Truly kept me sad to think that this city died.

I think it's not dead. Only on hold.. or so... I would really like to see this coming to life again

[CF221]

Yes, I don't think its dead either, but think about this: what incentive do people have to construct their projects and introduce them into a "community city" if they're not going to have renders of their projects with other projects in the city?

[CF221]

Originally Posted by YingBlanc

I don't see why your idea failed to pick up, it was a good idea in general, I think it was the time limitations and height as well, I think we should start it again, yet have no limitations, same idea though.

Oh yes, I definitely picked up some good lessons from my Idea, which, if I put some effort into (and made some corrections to the current rules) would probably flourish again.

Some of these lessons are:

-Giving freedom for users to set streets and roadways at their will gives the city an organic shape and look, and makes for interesting visual compositions.

-Setting height limits to buildings in a historic area is fine, and works to preserve the character of the area.

-Intending to force people to build "organically" (as I did) by making them build a first floor structure that would later have a second-story addition, completely reduces any incentive and creativity users might have had towards the project.

-The use of textures is a great asset, as it allows users to build realistic structures and consequently cities that are much smaller in total file size, and therefore, easier to share, and to render.

-Also, setting the rule that states users can only build one building (structure) at a time is a good way to exploit every space with quality buildings. This rule also incentivizes users to send single-building projcets that can take much less time to build than an entire block. We already talked about how forcing people to build in blocks can be harmful, as you would be forced to build an entire area, regardless of whether you only want to do one structure or not.


Generally speaking, the less and simpler the rules, the better. Only those rules which would help protect the character of the city, while allowing users creativity and incentive to build should be adopted. Also, the use of textures and the introduction of limits on file size are critical so that the project can at least be rendered.

[espinoza_lm]

hello, i'm new, where can i download the map of the city?, i can make the streets
after I show you imeges of my models
I like make streets, avenues and boulevards, but i need the measures for make it
I use google sketchup

i'm mexican.....

[JMGV196]

Hi, welcome to SSC!

The map is in the first post Anyway, here I give it to you.



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Feel free to ask us any questions

Soy de Guatemala preguntá todo lo que necesités saber

[espinoza_lm]

ok, muchas gracias, saludos

but, how can i know the measures of the streets?

[CF221]

I think they vary widely. Also, you could measure them roughly with sketchup's measure tool.

[espinoza_lm]

ok, thanks, i think that are a measure defined

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