Hello. I’m new to 3D CAD and 3D rendering. This is my model of a U.S. Army M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams tank. [three_pics] The tank is modeled in SketchUp Pro 2022 and rendered in V-Ray 6. Sometimes I use Photoshop’s Auto Contrast tool on the finished render, but no other post work is applied. The emphasis…

[image] anon91144253: … but for some reason the .png would always obscure the underlying color. … Drag the png (with or without transparency) into your model directly onto the desired face. And applying it as image. The result must be an image glued to that face. (you cannot copy a “glue to…

[image] anon91144253: Holy buckets, this worked! Note that an image placed (glued) like this on a face can still be moved in the same plane (on or next to the face), rotated in plane and can also be scaled.

Next question: This drag-and-drop method allowed me to apply the .png to the surface and it looks great. However, when trying to render it in V-Ray all I see is the bare surface and the faint outline of the image bearing the text. Have I missed a step or five?

[image] anon91144253: Have I missed a step or five? Sorry, someone else has to walk you through the right process. However, I’m not even sure if this is possible at all with images. I don’t do any renders (yet?) outside SketchUp’s native options. You may still have to isolate the shape (as t…

OK, thanks, I’ll look into that.

[image] anon91144253: I’ll look into that. Maybe this will help you: SketchUp Plugins | PluginStore | SketchUcation SketchUp Plugin and Extension Store by SketchUcation provides free downloads of hundreds of SketchUp extensions and plugins

@mihai.s did this a few days ago. I don’t use Vray, but it feels like this covers about the same problem you’re having [image] Hobby mihai.s Gallery Adding a logo to an object with V-Ray Decal

Yes, thanks, I was trawling through there for a while, but the sheer number of options is a little overwhelming. xD

The Abram’s T-158LL track system, only minus the ground pads, the center guides, and most of the fastenings. Also awaiting de-edgifying. :slight_smile: [t-t-t-tracks] Lots of small and long overdue things done to the model, many of them internal, so I won’t upload another image just yet.

Test fitting the track: [t-158ll_test_fit-ps] Still no center guides, but they’re almost done. I have to round the edges of the faces of the end connectors, but Follow Me doesn’t like the path. It seems to choke on the big arcs for some reason. Maybe too few segments? I dunno. But the sharp edge…

[image] anon91144253: I have to round the edges of the faces of the end connectors, but Follow Me doesn’t like the path. It seems to choke on the big arcs for some reason. Maybe too few segments? I dunno. But the sharp edges will remain until I crack that. have you tried roundcorner / fredoco…

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@mihai.s did this a few days ago. I don’t use Vray, but it feels like this covers about the same problem you’re having

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