How to model a 3D Ballpark - Video Tutorials here! - Page 2

Flying_Canuck · 07-03-2018, 09:12 AM

Silvam, I want to officially thank you for putting this tutorial up. As you can surely see, the tutorial is inspiring so many of us to start building 3D stadiums. Without this, I wouldn't even know where to start.

silvam14 · 07-03-2018, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Flying_Canuck

Silvam, I want to officially thank you for putting this tutorial up. As you can surely see, the tutorial is inspiring so many of us to start building 3D stadiums. Without this, I wouldn't even know where to start.

This is great just seeing different parks that I didn’t create. I’m seriously hoping someone gets better techniques and shares them with me as I am. I expert

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nielsoncp · 01-30-2019, 06:34 PM

As a side note - Sketchup Pro is the only edition that you can download and use on your computer, and only 30 days at that. If you want a desktop app, you need to download Sketchup Make 2017 from their previous downloads section. You can find the link here: https://help.sketchup.com/en/downloading-older-versions

silvam14 · 01-30-2019, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by nielsoncp

As a side note - Sketchup Pro is the only edition that you can download and use on your computer, and only 30 days at that. If you want a desktop app, you need to download Sketchup Make 2017 from their previous downloads section. You can find the link here: https://help.sketchup.com/en/downloading-older-versions

I’m still using 16

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nielsoncp · 01-30-2019, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by silvam14

I’m still using 16

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Sorry, should have clarified - if you're looking to get started (and haven't been at it for a while) download an earlier version of Make.

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godmode · 07-16-2019, 11:09 PM

What happened to video #2?

micropterus58 · 07-17-2019, 12:37 PM

As a temporary fix go to YouTube via the part 1 link. Click on Michael Silva's name. You will find all of his videos. Part 2 is working. He needs to fix the link in the first post.

silvam14 · 07-17-2019, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by micropterus58

As a temporary fix go to YouTube via the part 1 link. Click on Michael Silva's name. You will find all of his videos. Part 2 is working. He needs to fix the link in the first post.

I’ll fix it soon. Don’t know what happened

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rexrowland · 06-14-2020, 01:52 AM

Hi,
Baker Bowl as it was designed has always worked fine in my game, but I wanted to customize the ballpark with logos of a fictional team. So, just winging it, I simply deleted things that reference the Phillies and replaced them with images specific to the fictional team. I exported, put the new folder (with the files generated by SketchUp) into the OOTP ballparks/models directory, and I thought that was it. Of course not; all I'm seeing in the 3D Model tab is a 100% completely black stadium against a blue sky. I apparently have every texture in the texture folder that the .mtl file mentions.

The only file I see missing is the .prk file (which I don't know how to create). Is that why? Any other reasons why this might be happening? Is there a place in the videos that would explain my problem?

Cole98 · 08-21-2020, 03:14 PM

I'm following along with the tutorial, with a few embellishments, and I have run into an issue with the crowd. They appear to be sunken below the face of the seating.
Image

Rosco Peabody · 08-22-2021, 06:24 PM

I'm an idiot...

I'm an idiot. If you're having problems, don't be like me. I wanted to add one of these to a random team in my fictional league before adding one to my own, just to see what it looked like. I added it, adjusted a few things, then went into a game to see if it worked. I was disappointed to see the default stadium greet me. I simmed the day and tried again only to be disappointed with the default stadium yet again. I looked and looked to see what I had done wrong. Then it hit me...

The team I added it to was on a road trip, playing all away games...

I'm an idiot...

jldante56 · 10-06-2021, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by majoch

I've spent many months lurking these forums, reading old threads and stealing ideas/being inspired by content here. But I was looking for a model of a football stadium "temporarily" hosting a baseball team and couldn't find one.

So after a lot of doing nothing, I tried doing it myself using these tutorials.

Seriously, it was so much easier to start than I thought it was. I've spent two evenings have already got something almost passable; it has plenty of imperfections but I made it, so I love it.

If you are reading this and umming and aahing about trying, give it a go. The tutorials seem long and scary but they are worth the investment.

Thanks for sharing and great job! I can't wait to get started myself!

jldante56 · 10-06-2021, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by silvam14

I’ll fix it soon. Don’t know what happened

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Silvam - You sir are an OG of OOTP. Thank you for taking the time to create these and share. I can't wait to get started building my own stadiums thanks to you!

mytreds · 09-08-2022, 11:01 PM

Thanks for the great videos. I am having trouble finding an OBJ Exporter for Sketchup 2022 though.

Also, when I add the 3D crowds, my field and wall texture go black. Any ideas why that could be? I double checked to see that my field has both sides textured.

silvam14 · 09-09-2022, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mytreds

Thanks for the great videos. I am having trouble finding an OBJ Exporter for Sketchup 2022 though.

Also, when I add the 3D crowds, my field and wall texture go black. Any ideas why that could be? I double checked to see that my field has both sides textured.

I still use sketchup 2016 so I can’t tell you if the plug-in for that would work in 22.

There could be an issue in the .mtl file which is causing the textures to go black. When you added the 3D crowd, did you modify the .mtl file?

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mytreds · 09-09-2022, 12:29 PM

I'll DM you silvam so I don't clog this thread with troubleshooting.

mytreds · 09-30-2022, 04:40 AM

Did anyone find/make a tutorial for backgrounds?

Edit: Nevermind, found this, I’m assuming it’ll still apply to todays version of the game.

cool35 · 05-12-2023, 01:39 AM

Hi
I can't open this link , Is this link still working?
"Download silvam14's Stadium Texture pack"

EsoDeVulpes · 06-05-2023, 12:34 AM

Hey, I'm tying to follow all the tutorials and make my own models, but I'm at the point where I need to put the actual baseball diamond onto the field. Whenever I try to copy and paste it like you do in the video, it doesn't select everything, instead only select one thing at a time. Am I doing something wrong?

Flying_Canuck · 06-05-2023, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by EsoDeVulpes

Hey, I'm tying to follow all the tutorials and make my own models, but I'm at the point where I need to put the actual baseball diamond onto the field. Whenever I try to copy and paste it like you do in the video, it doesn't select everything, instead only select one thing at a time. Am I doing something wrong?

Use CTRL + click to select multiple things. I also find it easier to select what you need and make them into a group. That's easier to move things around. You can explode the group afterwards if you want to ensure all the faces intersect properly.

08-21-2020, 03:14 PM	#30
Cole98 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: British Columbia Posts: 280 Blog Entries: 12	I'm following along with the tutorial, with a few embellishments, and I have run into an issue with the crowd. They appear to be sunken below the face of the seating. Image __________________ FHM Graphic Mods My Snowy Style Logos Sledge Hockey League (WIP) OOTP 16 Dynasty The North American Game

08-22-2021, 06:24 PM	#31
Rosco Peabody All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South of Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 1,092	I'm an idiot... I'm an idiot. If you're having problems, don't be like me. I wanted to add one of these to a random team in my fictional league before adding one to my own, just to see what it looked like. I added it, adjusted a few things, then went into a game to see if it worked. I was disappointed to see the default stadium greet me. I simmed the day and tried again only to be disappointed with the default stadium yet again. I looked and looked to see what I had done wrong. Then it hit me... The team I added it to was on a road trip, playing all away games... I'm an idiot... __________________ . Been playing since OOTP '08 Avatar is a picture of me drawn by one of my students a few years ago (My real name is not Rosco, nor do I live anywhere near Peabody)

09-08-2022, 11:01 PM	#34
mytreds All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 1,089 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Thanks for the great videos. I am having trouble finding an OBJ Exporter for Sketchup 2022 though. Also, when I add the 3D crowds, my field and wall texture go black. Any ideas why that could be? I double checked to see that my field has both sides textured. __________________ “Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding second.” “Once, centuries ago, it was the beloved national pastime of the Americas, Wesley. Abandoned by a society that prized fast food and faster games. Lost to impatience.” “ The term ‘WAR’ should be replaced by ‘WAG’. WAR isn’t an actual measurement; it’s just a wild-ass guess” -Bill James RIP National League 1876-2022 Floreat semper vel invita morte. I make custom ballparks. Last edited by mytreds; 09-09-2022 at 12:12 AM.

09-09-2022, 12:29 PM	#36
mytreds All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 1,089 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I'll DM you silvam so I don't clog this thread with troubleshooting. __________________ “Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding second.” “Once, centuries ago, it was the beloved national pastime of the Americas, Wesley. Abandoned by a society that prized fast food and faster games. Lost to impatience.” “ The term ‘WAR’ should be replaced by ‘WAG’. WAR isn’t an actual measurement; it’s just a wild-ass guess” -Bill James RIP National League 1876-2022 Floreat semper vel invita morte. I make custom ballparks.

09-30-2022, 04:40 AM	#37
mytreds All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 1,089 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Did anyone find/make a tutorial for backgrounds? Edit: Nevermind, found this, I’m assuming it’ll still apply to todays version of the game. __________________ “Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding second.” “Once, centuries ago, it was the beloved national pastime of the Americas, Wesley. Abandoned by a society that prized fast food and faster games. Lost to impatience.” “ The term ‘WAR’ should be replaced by ‘WAG’. WAR isn’t an actual measurement; it’s just a wild-ass guess” -Bill James RIP National League 1876-2022 Floreat semper vel invita morte. I make custom ballparks. Last edited by mytreds; 09-30-2022 at 04:47 AM.

07-03-2018, 09:12 AM	#21
Flying_Canuck All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 533	Silvam, I want to officially thank you for putting this tutorial up. As you can surely see, the tutorial is inspiring so many of us to start building 3D stadiums. Without this, I wouldn't even know where to start.

01-30-2019, 06:34 PM	#23
nielsoncp All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 784	As a side note - Sketchup Pro is the only edition that you can download and use on your computer, and only 30 days at that. If you want a desktop app, you need to download Sketchup Make 2017 from their previous downloads section. You can find the link here: https://help.sketchup.com/en/downloading-older-versions

07-16-2019, 11:09 PM	#26
godmode Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 29	What happened to video #2?

07-17-2019, 12:37 PM	#27
micropterus58 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,182	As a temporary fix go to YouTube via the part 1 link. Click on Michael Silva's name. You will find all of his videos. Part 2 is working. He needs to fix the link in the first post.

06-14-2020, 01:52 AM	#29
rexrowland Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 95	Hi, Baker Bowl as it was designed has always worked fine in my game, but I wanted to customize the ballpark with logos of a fictional team. So, just winging it, I simply deleted things that reference the Phillies and replaced them with images specific to the fictional team. I exported, put the new folder (with the files generated by SketchUp) into the OOTP ballparks/models directory, and I thought that was it. Of course not; all I'm seeing in the 3D Model tab is a 100% completely black stadium against a blue sky. I apparently have every texture in the texture folder that the .mtl file mentions. The only file I see missing is the .prk file (which I don't know how to create). Is that why? Any other reasons why this might be happening? Is there a place in the videos that would explain my problem?

05-12-2023, 01:39 AM	#38
cool35 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Taiwan Posts: 45	Hi I can't open this link , Is this link still working? "Download silvam14's Stadium Texture pack"

06-05-2023, 12:34 AM	#39
EsoDeVulpes Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2021 Posts: 3	Can't get diamond into my model Hey, I'm tying to follow all the tutorials and make my own models, but I'm at the point where I need to put the actual baseball diamond onto the field. Whenever I try to copy and paste it like you do in the video, it doesn't select everything, instead only select one thing at a time. Am I doing something wrong?