architecture resturant scene

[flynn181]

hey im brand new to the cite, and I've been doing 3d for about a year, half with a program called anim8tor, and the other half of the time with 3ds MAX
I have somewhat of a creative block with this.
Most of the object are placeholder
All suggestions welcome

[Bundie]

The first thing I noticed was that all the tables are set for 2 people, which isnt always the case when going to a restaurant, maybe join some tables to get some irregularity.

There are way to many steps heading from one level to the next. Try measuring some steps as a referance for dimensions

Good concept though, keep at it

[lunchbox]

Its a good start , Bundie is right though too many steps , a rough real world guide is 240 mm long with a rise of around 170 mm. thats what i worked on when doing my house plan , anything close to that will look right in your scene. What about some wine bottles and glasses on the tables, maybe a menu . good luck , stick with Enjoy CG its a friendly community that caters for beginners and advanced users equally. I highly recomend watching TE's arch vis tutorial and also section 1's tutorials.

[geldslaw]

good attempt at interior designing, nice work with the different types of lighting. you're off to a good start and the advice by the others is well given. I think you have enough skill to be able to jump to an even more elaborate design.

Do a similiar thing but make it more spacious, use railing wall to seperate the levels, make three of the walls glass, and sue mr sun system for day time shots and ceiling, walls and lamps for a night time shot.

look up some references to find particular ideas as well, using references is an approach used by amateurs and professionals alike

but have fun, nice work so far, keep it up

[flynn181]

Thanks for the advice
I didn't think about the stairs until you guys pointed it out
Also I looked at it again and the walls make it look like the inside of a watermelon (lol)
I post an update eventully

[flynn181]

After a day's work (minus 2 hours for soccer GO GERMANY!!)
here's what I got
Also I ran into a problem where if I'm using select and move/rotate/scale none of the guides show up. Exp. If i use the move tool the two colored arrows don't show up. Help!

[albe56]

much better altough i suggest to enlarge the room, this way you are going to have more space for the tables, i suggest you put to long tables at the back of the room and smaller tebles as you come near to the camera. i like a lot the light setup those lamp styles are awsome. keep it on! (go italy!!!! although spain is surely going to cick are ass)

[Bundie]

I think you mean the gizmo. Ive lost that a few times aswell. Must be a keyboard shortcut that switches it on and off, but I dont know what it is. The long way of doing it is go to Customize, Preferences and look under the Gizmos tab there should be an ON checkbox.

The changes you made are looking good, keep it up
and the stairs are looking much more belivable

[ExTaZ]

I think it was the "x" key that shows and hides the gizmo try it

[flynn181]

thanks guys, toggle keys really mess me up sometimes.
I haven't done much work on the scene recently with me starting work and all.
I'll update eventually