Lookey2000 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I have been working on this lately in Google Sketchup, but I have no idea how to texture it! Can someone help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tom P. Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Number one tip in this situation. Step 1-Exit out of Sketchup Step 2- Uninstall Sketchup Step 3- Go to blender.com Step 4- Download Blender Step 5- yay 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lookey2000 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Jesus I just wanted some help..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tom P. Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I am helping. Most sketchup tracks don't turn out too well. I've only seen about 2 good sketchup tracks. No joke. But from I remember you go to the paint bucket up at the top. I forget how to add your own textures though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AaronLurie Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 jeez, no offense but aren't you supposed to help people with problems not diss their projects? again, with the blender thing, why can't WE use what WE want to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tom P. Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Just my 2 cents. Its not bashing if its true. I mean all I'm trying to say is sketchup is just not a good program for making content for Rigs of rods. You can tell a difference when you see a sketchup track and a blender track. I'm not the only one who feels this way. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lookey2000 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Well I think sketchup is trolling me. I got the textures working and this is the zip file for my track. Put it in Terrains, go into Rigs of Rods, nothing. What am I doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Klayton Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I mean seriously. There are soooooooo many tutorials on youtube on how to work blender. I just think people don't want to go to it because they are too lazy to learn the software. It is much easier to comprehend than Sketchup. That's why there is no "Sketchup" section under Tutorials because no one wants to use that program because it is lackluster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lookey2000 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Dude everyone has to work their way up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bobamatic Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 You need to run it through a couple of other programs to export it. I am also a sketchup user with no signs of stopping but I have no idea how to export. You're best bet is to find someone to export it for you. I really haven't had too many problems with using sketchup to build stuff, just exporting from it is a ugly pain which is why eventually I'm just going to import that stuff into blender and texture and export it from there. I would like blender a whole lot more if it had actual units of measurement. It's much easier for me to get everything the right size and in the right place using sketchup. I'm happy to see people taking the time to make stuff for this game regardless of what program they use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Klayton Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 The thing is, Sketchup is COMPLETELY different than Blender. Nothing you learn in Sketchup carries over into Blender. Once again, it is the laziness and the "Oh I can't do it because it looks too complex" attitude. We TRY to help you guys but why bother trying to help you if you're using Sketchup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tom P. Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Not even the look of the tracks, but the verts that the exporters create that are totally unnecessary. I mean we all know Rigs of Rods isn't that advanced of an engine. So vert count totally matters. You have a ton more possibilities when you step into blender, its not even funny. Once you really get the hang of blender, you will want to get rid of Sketchup and kill it with fire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lookey2000 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 I have gotten blender, but the bad part is, I have a laptop. Which means I cannot move the camera, I might be getting a scroll wheel USB mouse soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Patriotic Canadian Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 jeez, no offense but aren't you supposed to help people with problems not diss their projects? again, with the blender thing, why can't WE use what WE want to? Because defending sketchup as a modelling tool is like defending hitler as a humanitarian Every single thing that sketchup does is specifically designed for people who don't know how to model. The edge loops and verts are "automatically" generated based on input shapes. and while the system works as well as one could hope such a motley approach to work, it's like handling a baseball bat with boxing gloves made of fire and angry cats. everything that you could possibly hope to do in sketchup is done better and with much less effort and much more control in blender/3ds/maya/anything decent. there's simply no argument. The only reason you would ever defend sketchup is if you've literally never tried anything else and are simply too lazy to do so but still feel like defending your own impotence for reasons known only to your id. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tom P. Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Because defending sketchup as a modelling tool is like defending hitler as a humanitarian Every single thing that sketchup does is specifically designed for people who don't know how to model. The edge loops and verts are "automatically" generated based on input shapes. and while the system works as well as one could hope such a motley approach to work, it's like handling a baseball bat with boxing gloves made of fire and angry cats. everything that you could possibly hope to do in sketchup is done better and with much less effort and much more control in blender/3ds/maya/anything decent. there's simply no argument. The only reason you would ever defend sketchup is if you've literally never tried anything else and are simply too lazy to do so but still feel like defending your own impotence for reasons known only to your id. Godliest post ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mdemko Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Because defending sketchup as a modelling tool is like defending hitler as a humanitarian HE WAS A BRILIANT MAN!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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