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| Posted by Keet at Jun 8, 2024, 9:33:39 AM |
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Re: Library for metal construction objects I don't know if such a library exists but most of the objects should be really easy to create with boxes and cylinders. There are multiple metal textures if you you look through the excellent AmbientCG texture libraries (download here: https://github.com/fabien-michel/sweethome3d-textures-ambientcg ) Once you have created a model you can change the material names and add your model to a furniture library. Here's a manual about how to change material names: https://dodecagon.nl/Docs/ChangeMaterialNames/Change_Material_Names.pdf https://dodecagon.nl/Docs/ChangeMaterialNames...ial_Names_files.zip If you know how to use Blender you can create models and/or rename materials with that too. This way you can create your own metal construction library. If you have a particular model that you find difficult to create then post an image and the dimensions and I'm sure there are multiple members here that will help you to create it. About objects/models: most rectangular and cylindrical shapes are easy to use and small enough in size to use a lot of them in a project. When you want a detailed threaded bolt you need to remember that those are huge in object size and a project probably uses dozens if not hundreds of them. You project will blow out of size pretty fast. Try instead to only use a bolt head and make it as simple as possible (and thus small in object size). Where possible make faces ("sides") that are hidden by other faces invisible before you export a model. That eliminates vertices/faces you can't see anyway. If you do some searching there are multiple single models you can download but they are not compiled in a Sweet Home 3D library. You can add these to your own library but check the license before you share your library with other users. ---------------------------------------- Dodecagon.nl 1300+ 3D models, manuals, and projects |
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