The Virtual Surly Compound

I started making a solid model of our house a while back. Today at work a colleague asked how to create a custom surface appearance. I've been wanting to know myself and after a little research I figured it out. We don't have a need to render our models at work very often but sometimes it's helpful.

This is a pretty rough version, admittedly. My garage floor isn't floating in space like that. Our windows are actually windows and not just holes in the wall although in the winter it seems as though they are just big holes. Part of the issue is I have to work on the model when I'm at my place of employment and if I need a measurement I have to wait until I get home. I also can only work on the model during break and lunch so that makes it tough as well.  I know you should only show your best work but I'm a tool designer not an architect. Also, it's a work in progress. As you can see from the other photo I posted my house is yellow. I'm fond of green and I really want to get to the MCM idea of the house blending in with the surrounding landscape, as opposed to, it just sitting on it. Seeing the model like this gets me excited about working on the house. It will also help me make a plan and have a vision of what it will look like if when we ever finish it. Now if I can just find some of those cedar planks with a two-foot wide knot in them...

Oh, I scored some cool lighting over the weekend. I'll do a little show and tell as time allows.

An update is in order

I've got a few draft posts in the queue but haven't had time to finish them. So instead of making a big deal of it, here's what's been happening:
We got a new roof. It's brown. It does not leak. It's paid for.
I painted some green rectangles on the front door.

I've looked into a new HVAC system.
I sold my truck. I suppose this is only indirectly related to the house.
I have continually added to the clutter in the garage while I should have been going in the other direction so I can get to fixing the drywall.

I'll elaborate on this as time allows. Now that's funny right there.

I added a link to my favorite MCM home blog. It's about the only one I dig that gets updated regularly and I recently was in contact with the author. Nice guy. I also fixed the to-do-list formatting.