Let's Make the Most of This Beautiful Day

Ms. Holland's Neighborhood, Civil 3D style:























This little subdivision only exists in my mind and as a 3D model on my computer. This rendering took 4.3 hours in Civil 3D 2009 on an HP with Intel Core2 2 GHz Duo, 4 gig ram and Vista 64.

The numerous 3D trees took forever to render. These are the concept trees found in the Civil MV Blocks palette.

Some settings I had on:

• Fog - Off
• Fog Background - Off
• Sun - On
• Sky - Off
• Force two-sided - ON (which is needed to render the corridor correctly)
• Output size - 2048x1536

Click on the image for full-blown effect. Can you spot the 3 pedestrians? Hint: 2 are on the nature trail and one is on the sidewalk.