- #2014 SKETCHUP RENDERING SOFTWARE#
- #2014 SKETCHUP RENDERING CODE#
- #2014 SKETCHUP RENDERING TRIAL#
- #2014 SKETCHUP RENDERING DOWNLOAD#
For example, right now, my box just has the base Cherry Wood finish that comes as part of a stock installation in SketchUp. When you start off with basic materials in SketchUp, they don’t necessarily come with the information needed to render them properly. The material editor is used to apply properties to different materials. If you click this button, you’ll bring up a menu like the one shown below. The next button looks like a shiny sphere. Remember, when you create a rendered animation, your computer basically has to render hundreds of realistic images to make up the frames in your video, so this can be a very time consuming and processor intensive process. I’m not going to talk too much about this button right now, but you can use it to create realistic animations in your model. The next button is the render animation button. This is because rendering is a very processor intensive process, so your computer is working on creating a more detailed image, but in the meantime it shows a less detailed image while it works. You’ll notice that your image starts off looking a little fuzzy, then more definition comes in as your computer completes the rendering process. In addition, if you have shadows enabled in SketchUp, your object will cast a shadow on the ground as if the sun was shining on it. If I click once on the start rendering button, here is the window that would pop up –Īs you can see, Shaderlight renders my box to show what it would look like under more realistic lighting conditions. Let’s say I had a simple image of a wood box, like the image below. This button will open up a new window and start rendering your current view. This is the start Shaderlight rendering button. The first button on the toolbar is an icon that looks like a camera.
I’ll give you a quick run-through of what each one of these icons means, but in general, just know that most rendering softwares contain variations of the following tools – a render button to start your rendering, a material menu for modifying the properties of your materials, a lighting menu to set up your lighting, and a settings button to handle general settings like processing levels, resolution, etc. Look around for a toolbar that looks like the image below. You need to make sure that the Shaderlight toolbar is showing up on your screen. Now you can start using Shaderlight! There is one more thing you should do to get started.
#2014 SKETCHUP RENDERING CODE#
To do this, go to the plugins toolbar, go down to the option labeled “Activate Shaderlight,” and then enter the code that was emailed to you.
#2014 SKETCHUP RENDERING TRIAL#
You’ll have to activate your 14 day trial to get access to all their features.
#2014 SKETCHUP RENDERING DOWNLOAD#
Once you download the 14 day trial and run the installation file, Shaderlight should automatically show up in SketchUp. After your 14 days are up, you can still use Shaderlight for free, but some of the features are restricted (I believe you are limited in the size of image you can create and some of the tools aren’t active).
#2014 SKETCHUP RENDERING SOFTWARE#
However, if you just want to participate in their contest, you can download a 14 day trial of their software here ( ). To start off, Shaderlight is a paid rendering program. Here are a couple images from Shaderlight’s website to give you an idea of what can be done by experts in photorealistic rendering. I do want to note, I do not consider myself an expert on creating renderings, but I’ve worked with them enough to be able to walk you through some of the basics. The deadline for entries into this contest is October 31st, so I figured now might be a good time to do a quick tutorial on using Shaderlight to create photorealistic renderings. The most popular rendering on their facebook page will be the winner. They are requesting that entries be emailed to them, then these entries will be uploaded to their facebook page. Right now, Shaderlight (one of the rendering softwares mentioned above) is holding a 3D rendering contest.
I hope to do a post about each of these programs in the future. Basically, the way these programs work is by applying realistic materials to your 3D objects, then applying lighting to their materials to make them look realistic. Some of these can be downloaded for free, and some of them have to be purchased. There are many rendering programs for SketchUp, such as Lumion, Twilight Render, V-Ray, and Shaderlight (as well as many more). Rendering is using a computer program to create a realistic image of a 3D model. In this post, I want to talk about a photorealistic rendering plugin.
One of the things that I want to do with the SketchUp Essentials is review and talk about different third party plugins that can make SketchUp more powerful. Video Part 2 – Sample Shaderlight Rendering Tutorial Rendering your SketchUp Model in Shaderlight
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