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Render Tip - Balancing Interior and Exterior Lighting in SketchUp

Submitted by AlHart on Sun, 2012-11-18 08:03

 

 
How do I balance interior and exterior lighting?

Balancing interior and exterior lighting in SketchUp is a challenge many 3D designers face. The question of how to do it recently popped up in our IRender nXt forum so we decided to cover it here.

Free Raylectron SketchyMesh plugin.

Submitted by softbyte on Thu, 2012-10-18 19:01

Create terrain and shapes from a grid using formulas in the form of z=f(x,y), very easy to use.

SketchyMesh is an easy terrain and shape builder. It is based on the formula z=f(x,y) for a grid where you enter your own ruby formula using x and y. You can download it from http://Raylectron.com it is free with source code but is (c)2012 SoftByte Labs Inc.

Free Raylectron Sketchup Textures Exporter plugin.

Submitted by softbyte on Thu, 2012-10-18 18:29

Free Raylectron Sketchup Textures Exporter plugin

Export all the textures from a model to a directory. As-is, or all as png, jpg or bmp.

SketchUp-to-Sketchfab exporter

Submitted by Sketchfab on Tue, 2012-08-14 06:18

This plugin enables to publish SketchUp models online in 1 click via Sketchfab.

It will add a menu item "upload to sketchfab" on SketchUp.

You can download the plugin here: http://blog.sketchfab.com/sketchup-exporter

You'll find a video demo here: https://vimeo.com/45902727

And here is a preview of the plugin interface:

Simple Exterior Rendering with

Submitted by AlHart on Wed, 2012-04-25 06:04

First Rendering - Exterior Scene


3D Warehouse model you could use for the first rendering

ArielVision Rendering package for SketchUp

Submitted by AlHart on Wed, 2012-04-25 05:59

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ArielVision is a low-cost, easy-to-use, renderer for Google SketchUp. ArielVision uses sun, sky, shadows, lights, transparency and reflections to create Photorealistic renderings from SketchUp models at an affordable price.

Isolate Selection

Submitted by fajar on Mon, 2012-03-12 19:09

This is script is based on invert selection written by TIG, I just add a little function to hide selection.

Installation n using :

1. Put the script in the sketchup plugins directory (ex : C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins)

2. Restart the sketchup if it ran, fire up sketch and select any object, you'll find it in right click menu.

3. just right click, invert selection

4. To unhide all object, just using unhide all/last from sketch up function, you know how to do it right ?

Best regard

Fajar

Credit to TIG - Invert Selection

February 2012 Newsletter from Render Plus

Submitted by AlHart on Wed, 2012-03-07 11:43

We put out a new Render Plus Newsletter.

If you did not get a copy, Check it out here: Newsletter

HDRi Skies

Submitted by AlHart on Wed, 2012-03-07 08:59

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Exterior Scene with HDRi Sky

 

HDRi Skies and backgrounds provide a full, 360 degree, image used for the visual background, as well as lighting and reflections. See: HDRi Skies

Sketchy Shadows Tutorial

Submitted by AlHart on Sun, 2012-02-26 09:49

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Sketchy Shadows Tutorial - How to create Sketchy Shadows with SketchUp and NprTools.

Use images and textures for faster rendering

Submitted by AlHart on Tue, 2012-02-21 22:31

Basic Editing Features in RpTools

Submitted by AlHart on Sun, 2012-02-19 22:16

The basic functions of RpTools make it easy to perform edits on components, or any set of selected items, using Wizards to enter precise dimensions and Arrow Icons to specify the direction or orientation o fthe edit.

Move

Move Wizard for RpTools .

The Move Wizard is useful for more exact positioning.

In this example, we want to move an component exactly 3' along the red axis.

Raylectron, photorealistic rendering plugin for Google SketchUp.

Submitted by softbyte on Tue, 2012-01-31 20:41

Living area.

 

Raylectron is an affordable, easy and a powerful renderer for Google Sketchup.

It provide the user with 4 different rendering mode. Depending on the scene being rendered, one can use Raytrace with true shadows, Path tracing with or without direct illumination and Photon mapping. Each creating a unique effect.

One of the unique feature of Raylectron is that you are able to stop the render, save it, reopen it later and resume the render.

Shadow Analysis

Submitted by Tomasz Janiak on Wed, 2011-12-14 06:02

Shadow Analysis is a simple tool for analyzing daylight conditions. Analysis are presented in the form of colorful pictures - difernt colors donote different amount of exposure to sun light. Shadow Analysis was created to help architects understand daylight conditions in dense urban area and provide them with a tool for designing better, more sustainable buildings and urban spaces.

Exporting Masks from SketchUp Models for Use in Photoshop

Submitted by SketchUpArtists on Tue, 2011-05-17 08:27

Lewis Wadsworth explains in simple terms what masks are. So, now that you've got your head around what masking is, as far as a digital image is concerned, you are probably wondering what this has to do with SketchUp. Read Lewis's latest tutorial and find out more!

Shaderlight for Google SketchUp

Submitted by kate on Thu, 2011-03-31 08:09

Shaderlight transforms your SketchUp renders With Shaderlight for Google SketchUp you can now take your renders to a new level - creating high quality images with minimum fuss. Whether your using SketchUp Free or Pro, Shaderlight fits seamlessly with your workflow you dont have to be a rendering expert to get great results.

Interactive rendering - Simple to learn and easy to use, Shaderlight allows you to watch your image develop on screen as you continue to refine your SketchUp model.

RpImageFilters - free plugin to enhance and filter images

Submitted by AlHart on Sat, 2011-02-26 15:13

RpImageFilters is a free Plugin for SketchUp to apply filters to SketchUp images. Image Filters are used to brighten, darken, add contrast to, or sharpen up your SketchUp image, (or apply other filters).

Here is a sample of one of the filters:

Original SketchUp Image:

Here is the image after applying the Sharpness Filter:

Winter Wonderland Winners announced

Submitted by Becky Lamont on Tue, 2011-02-15 02:36

Three Google SketchUp users are celebrating having won the top three prizes in a competition to create a 3D Winter Wonderland.

The competition, launched by ArtVPS in November, tasked digital artists to model a winter wonderland in SketchUp and render it using the exciting new render plug-in, Shaderlight.

New Tutorial Site

Submitted by SketchUpArtists on Mon, 2010-10-18 04:00

Just a quick mention about a new site SketchUpArtists, which has free advanced tutorials, SketchUp Styles, Tips and Tricks and plenty news and information all related too Google SketchUp. Hope its OK to post this here, I only just discovered this site and I must check out what you have here! Thanks...

Augmented Reality Plugin for Google SketchUp

Submitted by a.terenzi on Fri, 2010-05-28 02:43

With the Augmented Reality Plugin from AR-media™, Google™ SketchUp™ users are allowed to visualize their 3D models using Augmented Reality directly in the real physical space which sorrounds them. In a very precise sense, through AR-media™ Plugin, SketchUp™ 3D models can be visualized out of the digital workspace directly on users' desktop, by connecting a simple webcam and by printing a suitable code. The AR-media™ Plugin provides users with an advanced visualization functionality which serves two main purposes:

- Study and analyze scaled virtual prototypes in real environments

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