Land8 | Lee Attinger | Activity https://land8.com/members/leeattinger/activity/ Activity feed for Lee Attinger. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 9c57f23805fe351cd710b39dcdc1795b Lee Attinger replied to the topic Hunting in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/hunting/#post-163565 Fri, 20 May 2011 10:06:11 +0000 That’s exactly what I did. I got a job working in the oil fields as an MWD operator and I couldn’t be happier. $100k salary with no prior experience? Hell yes

]]> 0 a77847814ed3f21c28352c23fa472589 Lee Attinger replied to the topic Hunting in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/hunting/#post-163574 Sun, 08 May 2011 02:12:31 +0000 If you want a job it’s really simple, find a different career. I’ll pass on the $30k/year entry level position.

]]> 0 defc68b52f3bd48a5a61b7c735d8742e Lee Attinger replied to the topic Louisiana Plants Exam in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/louisiana-plants-exam/#post-169304 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:25:29 +0000 I haven’t taken the exam but I remember a teacher telling me that for plant identification they just walk you around LSU’s campus and point at plants. No idea how many plants though. I have a pretty recent plant list from LSU (2 years old) if you want it.

]]> 0 ae6c4b7f04789a7e085a23db32da9284 Lee Attinger replied to the topic What is the difference between Landscape Architecture and Landscape Design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-difference-between-landscape-architecture-and-landscape-design/#post-170721 Sun, 09 May 2010 10:09:33 +0000 The difference between a landscape architect and a landscape designer is the landscaper was busy making money for the last 5 years in a good economy while the rest of us sat in a classroom getting a worthless degree.

]]> 0 cdb9a36b7ca6b9511a79cb5114f14e15 Lee Attinger replied to the topic What's best Hardware/Computer for a landscape architect? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/whats-best-hardwarecomputer-for-a-landscape-architect/#post-170260 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:58:21 +0000 FYI, Macs run AutoCad, 3ds Max, etc. extremely well using Bootcamp. In fact, Windows Vista ran smoother on my Macbook pro in bootcamp than it did on my desktop PC. Thankfully I don’t have to use Vista anymore but all this talk about problems running windows programs with Macs is nonsense. Running parallels is a different story but i’m not getting…[Read more]

]]> 0 872f91e0df807277e2de2e9a417da2d5 Lee Attinger replied to the topic What's best Hardware/Computer for a landscape architect? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/whats-best-hardwarecomputer-for-a-landscape-architect/page/2/#post-170265 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:08:22 +0000 Go with the desktop, not because its a PC but because you get more bang for your buck. Laptops are nice but if you want more raw computing power at a reasonable price a desktop is the way to go. Also, don’t get caught up with RAM. You can upgrade that later for relatively cheap. 64 bit OS is a must these days as well. Ditto on the processor speed.…[Read more]

]]> 0 c85f6cc775a347133147f38b683d7a31 Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: My experience with 3ds max 2010 on Windows 7 Enterprise x64 […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21025/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:01:01 +0000 My experience with 3ds max 2010 on Windows 7 Enterprise x64 has been very good. Its certainly a huge step up from Vista. I’ve got a nice set of graphics cards though so maybe thats the difference. What kind of hardware are you running?

]]> 0 148fd7ebc162588bb185ac3f42fc4a8e Lee Attinger replied to the topic Must-see projects in NYC? in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/must-see-projects-in-nyc/#post-170619 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:51:20 +0000 If you’re with your kids then you should check out Valkenburg’s Tear Drop Park. Went there on a landscape trip in college and the slides were SW-EET. Parents were scrambling to grab their children as full grown men (aka over served landscape students) took over the playground for a half hour. Good times. Hudson River Park was pretty cool as well.

]]> 0 39e85ebed207c256f76d72a54146c9d7 Lee Attinger replied to the topic Illustrator vs. Photoshop for Rendering Plans in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/illustrator-vs-photoshop-for-rendering-plans/page/2/#post-171385 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:14:47 +0000 Has anybody played around using Illustrator brushes with a Wacom tablet?

]]> 0 45fb2ebaae83550137510b084c5f2fca Lee Attinger replied to the topic Union! Union! Union? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/union-union-union/#post-172596 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:49:14 +0000 Unions are great if you want to destroy an industry. They sound great in theory but what have they done for other professions? When somebody builds a house, hiring a landscape architect is a luxury, not a necessity, at least in the minds of your average every day person. With the economy like it is now who is going to pay even more for this luxury…[Read more]

]]> 0 6b9a080c25c5592d3d7c68fb07e8478b Lee Attinger replied to the topic gettting lounge in China... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gettting-lounge-in-china/#post-172400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:27:33 +0000 I was there during the Tibet riots and they had all kinds of sites blocked. It made sense (I guess) to block sites like youtube, wikipedia, etc. but Land 8? Thats a little strange.

]]> 0 0d86585a702e76ed1dcc60f73c8d6dae Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: Here's some trees I got a couple years back. They're even […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21038/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:21:09 +0000 Here’s some trees I got a couple years back. They’re even labeled which is nice but due to size constraints I can’t send each individual tree already cut out. Just layer use selective color tool in PS and they come up pretty nice

trees_lee.zip.

]]> 0 8c3ad8f9df64e09dfbdddd4d95e814e1 Lee Attinger replied to the topic U.S. Road Trip in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/u-s-road-trip/#post-173956 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:29:46 +0000 I know a really bad strip club in nashville.

]]> 0 cf67d32edf78372dff5f7c1c92db210a Lee Attinger replied to the topic Which software is the best time investment to learn? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/which-software-is-the-best-time-investment-to-learn/#post-174334 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:12:35 +0000 The answer to the original question is going to be different depending on who you ask and what firm you’re working for. 3ds Max isn’t very common in landscape architecture because it takes awhile to learn and it can be difficult / time consuming. Most firms are content with a sketchup model. However, if you do take the time to learn it and you can…[Read more]

]]> 0 88a4d9fc315ab8314297eed88944b5e4 Lee Attinger posted an update in the group Graphics: Does anybody have any suggestions or examples for rendering […] https://land8.com/activity/p/27056/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:35:54 +0000 Does anybody have any suggestions or examples for rendering a master plan in a desert environment? I’m trying to finish up my capstone project so I can graduate and I’ve run into a little snag. I go to school in the south so drawing a rocky barren landscape with clusters of cactus is a first.

]]> 0 ac863a95d494cb13d7f4d3f4efdf070c Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: Does everybody learn 3ds Max using the Barcelona Pavillion? […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21055/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:31:35 +0000 Does everybody learn 3ds Max using the Barcelona Pavillion? I guess that animation won’t be going in my portfolio after all.

]]> 0 4b4f9f6e609f6ee8bb461b5ba279627b Lee Attinger replied to the topic Presentation board format.....help!!! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/presentation-board-format-help/#post-174500 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:21:09 +0000 I’d use Acrobat over Powerpoint. My school is really critical if you decided to present digitally so Powerpoint presentations usually won’t fly. If you know Flash or Premiere Pro thats even better.

]]> 0 9f4a0dd95041ca303fcd96b0952b3f30 Lee Attinger replied to the topic Boardwalk and overlook in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/boardwalk-and-overlook/#post-174572 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:42:15 +0000 cben.net might have detail drawings for a boardwalk. It just takes awhile to find them since the site isn’t organized very well.

]]> 0 46dcdaa9eaebf6ec6e3f18dd275fba16 Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: I use mental ray as well. I think for rendering perspectives […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21060/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:51:06 +0000 I use mental ray as well. I think for rendering perspectives it works pretty well but Brazil seems to be ideal for animations since it shortens the rendering time without sacrificing too much quality.

]]> 0 45502a42bc00c978731d88940bdc6a31 Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: I'll see if I can get a hold of the 64 bit version of Brazil […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21062/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:31:29 +0000 I’ll see if I can get a hold of the 64 bit version of Brazil later tonight. My buddy sent me VRay too but there was something wrong with the zip file so I couldn’t get it to work. What’s so great about VRay? He’s also supposed to send RenderMan whatever that is.

]]> 0 692c4c4aee09e4210364e8fed967048f Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: So far I've got Brazil but I'm having a little trouble with […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21065/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:17:49 +0000 So far I’ve got Brazil but I’m having a little trouble with the work around for the license. I hate Vista. Its supposed to be compatible with most versions of 3d Max so give it a trySplutterfish Brazil RS v1.2.66 for 3ds Max9 (32bit).rar

]]> 0 e4dbb789ddebdc605c1c826db125ee2e Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: Quick question for ya'll. A buddy of mine works at a […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21068/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:12:44 +0000 Quick question for ya’ll. A buddy of mine works at a Hollywood animation studio and said he could get me any kind of rendering software, scripts, plug-ins, etc. for 3ds Max for free. I just need to tell him what I want. Suggestions?

]]> 0 b2217ebcbc9b0cbcc016f26efbb719b9 Lee Attinger replied to the topic Which Photoshop for Bootcamp? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/which-photoshop-for-bootcamp/#post-174771 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:59:58 +0000 For whatever reason Apple won’t fix the touchpad so that it works right in Bootcamp. I use a normal mouse most the time though so its not really a problem for me. One reason Vista may run faster than OS X is if you have the 64 bit version of windows installed with 4 or more GB of RAM. Leopard is only a 32-bit OS (as far as I know) so it can’t use…[Read more]

]]> 0 f283ffec1aa8ba66f4faf24c20e0b5d0 Lee Attinger replied to the topic Which Photoshop for Bootcamp? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/which-photoshop-for-bootcamp/#post-174773 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:35:42 +0000 just some food for thought here but ironically enough Mac’s are setup in such a way that they actually run Vista better than PC’s. I don’t know the technical explanation (something to do with unix) but I will say that I’ve had a lot fewer problems with Vista Enterprise x64 on my macbook pro via bootcamp than I have had with my Dell desktop.

]]> 0 810172f8c6edd2ecef478faaa9ea6b2c Lee Attinger replied to the topic Which Photoshop for Bootcamp? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/which-photoshop-for-bootcamp/#post-174778 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:53:17 +0000 I personally hate parallels. I had xp installed through vmware fusion so I could run Autocad and it was so slow, even after I tweaked all the settings, that I just went back to bootcamp. If you think about it, it takes just as long to load up the virtual disk in parallels as it does to reboot in bootcamp. The difference is, in bootcamp your…[Read more]

]]> 0 e076f77125ae374ad0d52f558ab9e120 Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: I've used 3ds max in the design development phase a good […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21078/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:09:10 +0000 I’ve used 3ds max in the design development phase a good bit. For me its much easier and quicker to take a CAD site map into 3d max and pop up buildings, basic trees, etc. Doesn’t look pretty but it gives you a better feel for your site and its alot more accurate and faster than sketchup.

]]> 0 1b2707849852586f8cd5ed810586bd59 Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: Is Squint just a rendering firm or do they actually design […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21087/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:19:15 +0000 Is Squint just a rendering firm or do they actually design as well? Their animations are pretty amazing but it doesn’t seem practical for anybody outside Hollywood to spend that much time and money creating such comprehensive animations.

]]> 0 684b123f4faede28ca9043ee0890f9f9 Lee Attinger replied to the topic Paris- To Versailles or not to Versailles?? in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/paris-to-versailles-or-not-to-versailles/#post-174864 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:46:09 +0000 I would definitely visit Versailles while you’re in Paris. I thought it was amazing when I went and I’m not very easily impressed. The scale of it alone is mind blowing. I would suggest skipping the indoor tour though unless decadent furniture is your thing.

]]> 0 eca98df6320f6a05988488566aca8eda Lee Attinger posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: I personally would go with Autocad over Vectorworks for a […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20340/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:05:17 +0000 I personally would go with Autocad over Vectorworks for a couple reasons. To start, Autocad is the industry standard as far as drafting goes so alot more people know the program. Also, as more schools push digital rendering, more and more students are using software like 3ds Max and Revit which don’t play well with Vectorworks linework. On the…[Read more]

]]> 0 8c22b243255598a8a84f28a571078c7e Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: I've got a very straight forward manual for 3ds Max called […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21105/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:07:41 +0000 I’ve got a very straight forward manual for 3ds Max called “3ds Max Architectural Visualization.” I use it all the time for reference and unlike most program manuals its very easy to follow. Pretty much covers all the basics. Just follow this link and the password is “dallas”.

https://filestogeaux.lsu.edu/public/download.php?FILE=lattin1/313674GOBf0

]]> 0 6e6ec527ffc44eeb8214b3110e973366 Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: Heres one of my latest renderings https://land8.com/activity/p/21116/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:15:34 +0000 Heres one of my latest renderings

]]> 0 bdff695595184fee66c1f09240ef6709 Lee Attinger posted an update in the group 3ds max + landscape architecture: 3ds Max is great but once you start on a model its hard to […] https://land8.com/activity/p/21117/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:07:49 +0000 3ds Max is great but once you start on a model its hard to stop. Its addictive. Maybe its just me but I always start off with the intent of making a quick model for some perspectives and somehow I end up modeling half the city.

]]> 0 b4167c0aac425d3c93a7edf5ab16f710 Lee Attinger replied to the topic Shipping our skills overseas? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/shipping-our-skills-overseas/#post-176086 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:27:42 +0000 Did you intern at Ecoland?

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