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its nachos nite
Probably some Secret Base!?!
get smart hdq?
Shhhhh!!!
might need to buy Alessandro's version
https://www.daz3d.com/the-lost-world
it will help Kendall's family too so good
but I actually wanted a Carrara terrain
Edit update
I have bought AM set, will see what I can do in Carrara later
I am off soon to buy some RAM sticks!
I Love buying RAM sticks!!!
That is So Cool! I made an EnvironKit called Sky Pillars that is very similar to that. I'll have to see if I can find it.
I have my 32 RAMs now baaaaing
hopefully I can load bigger scenes as I kept running out of memory before
well it was even worse trying to animate LAMH!!!
there is some serious memory leak involved syncing that in animation
it awesome for Twinmotion though as that actually uses the RAM freeing up some of my 980ti memory
I expect the same for Octane using out of core and possibly iray
and using replicators in Carrara
all the RAM chewing stuff
it uses instances and in Poser a python script so cannot use that in Carrara, tried the result and it was still trying to load 6 hours later an obj was almost 7GB
in DAZ studio it converts to iray with the script I bought nicely
Carrara I might need to look at other options with the terrain no plants load and replicators
it reminds me of Avatar too
I loaded just one cliff and it took several hours, was a bit slow trying to work around it in Carrara, so very heavy on the memory !
yeah bare mountains it is then maybe make a Carrara tree distribution map from the rendered top view depth pass?
Carrara trees would be a better solution too as AM has a tropical vegetaion and Zhangjiajie is more Ginko Biloba trees
http://world-heritage-datasheets.unep-wcmc.org/datasheet/output/site/wulingyuan-scenic-and-historic-interest-area/
love you folks
vision got worse
give time Misty, healing takes a while and your brain needs to adjust
Hang in there... as Wendy says, it takes time. WEAR SUNGLASSES. Wind is your enemy, not just sun.
Silene
I often worry I might have a motor neuron disease
but no point in finding out as they are all incurable anyway
I certainly do suffer nerve damage, that's a known diagnosis from my cervical vertebrae pinching but now instead of just weakness and numbness in both arms I am having actual continuous pain and in the neck of course too, and the bursitis and shoulder inflexibility
we all have to die from something but it's likely a very slow death
a motor neurone disease would just be a considerably quicker death
on the brightside my knees haven't been bothering me
+1
+1 more - be well
+1 more - Hoping the best for you
Oh Wendy. I am so sorry
Hello Wendy, was trying to think of something good & uplifting to say but was out of words. Hope your health improves or at least does not get worse !!!
well it is unlikely I have a motor neurone disease, they are pretty rare
just no point in finding out if one does
the other most likely possibility and I know I have but is getting worse fast is just arthritic wear and tear and won't kill me in any hurry
most people get arthritis, its the price of growing old
Misty won't die from going blind either but I cannot say thats a lot of fun
I do hope the operation is a success
Wendy, I had cervical spine issues when I was in my late 40s early 50s. Didn't help that I started doing a lot of computer work either. Before my lower back problems, I did things that just aggravated it. I carried plastic grocery bags that were too heavy when walking to and from the store, made my arms numb. I had done too much heavy lifting when we renovated a house which hurt my rotator cuffs and neck. The impact on my lower back came later when my graphic design job also had me carrying ream cartons of paper up and down stairs. Doh? That was the icing on the cake for the lower back S1L5 for which I had surgery in 2014. There is still a weakness there which bulges once in a while. Also, heading for 71... arthritis is at work as you said. I take either naproxen or diclofenac and vitamins/supplements.
Newest device is an inversion table which I used when my lower back plays up and I need to uncompress my spine. It's great. I don't go for the upside down position, but do tilt as far as is comfy and bounce a bit to get the gentle stretching instead of hanging like a bat. When I had just the neck trouble and was visiting my dad in the US, I went to a physio who did traction and it really helped. There are home devices where you hang a bag over the door with a chind/head sling to gently stretch the cervical area, but I found them weird. This is great and does the whole spine! We don't have a lot of room, so I take it down and put it away when not needed. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0056176UK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Anyways.. I also changed my computer workstation completely after leaving that job, and then again after back surgery. And I have a back brace, in fact I bought one for my husband! https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00YSS53EI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I wear it at my work station if needed as it corrects my posture. Otherwise it's used for doing chores.
I have a foot rest, https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000KTAUAQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and an orthopaedic chair https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CA1DIGA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 to which I have added a waffle gel seat pad. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07S6MLWM2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 But the biggest help of all was getting rid of a regular mouse and going to a gaming trackball. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0042UINC6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 My arm and shoulder and neck are not not involved in mouse movement at all. I have a cordless version, too.
In the past, I have wondered if I might have spinal stenosis as I have a close relative I resemble who has it and had surgery. But am not having arm trouble now, so maybe not, and it's just the lower bulge bulging out again. which throws my whole body out of whack. https://www.arthritis.org/diseases/spinal-stenosis
I do have and use an inversion table
yes my job was all heavy lifting for 39 years
I lurve my inversion table.
My other worry now is that my imagination has gone flat. Trying to dream up scenes and text to go with the illustrations is just hard work. Memory is OK, but creativity has taken a dive, even before covid. And no... wine does not help. Wish it did!
Imagination can be nurtured. Meditation and play are both good for that. Even as adults, we've got to play with materials, media, ideas, and so on. It's relaxing and beneficial.
Hello Silene, thats quite a few worries in the health side of things, hope your health stays good. Also hope your creativity mojo returns !!!
Hi Torq & Buny, Any advice on getting the juices going again would be welcomed. I am a voracious reader which is my escapism. I try to read what my interests for illustrating are, but also just for fun. I play with my 5j year old granddaughter when she comes a full day each week now that school is out. After she goes home, husband and me have this 'glow'. It took a while to understand why as we are older first time grandparents and I'm the step mum to her dad, but she and her little brother 'bring the love with them' and it's contagious... in a lovely virus-way.
So I am open to ideas. Having spent the last 6 years learning Carrara stuff, getting my certificate/diploma in archaeology and going to lectures, I want to get on with my prehistoric art and story-telling for museum and education materials. Just need to get eyes sorted and I wonder if my discomfort after long screen sessions is a problem. Also, I have had to reload all my 3D stuff 3x now due to crash and a rebuild. A bit of nervousness maybe that it will happen again.