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All 3 RPS plugins are now available for SketchUp 8

Tip of the Week - Use Section Planes for realistic interior views

For more information, check out these links.
http://www.renderplus.com/wk/Tip_of_the_Week_-_Section_Planes_w.htm
http://www.renderplus.com/wk/Section_Planes_w.htm

When rendering the inside of a room it is sometimes a challenge to place the camera properly. There are a few options one could choose from in order to solve this problem, such as:

Render Plus Systems has released a new add-on Rendering Engine for SketchUp. nXtRender, which is based on the new AccuRender nXt rendering engine from McNeel and Associates, is powerful, easy to use and fully integrated into SketchUp. By defining reflection, lighting, transparency and materials in their models, SketchUp users can quickly and easily create photorealistic renderings.

Render Plus is launching a new IRender nXt rendering contest.

School is a great resource for learning SketchUp. Try their podcasts covering tips, tricks, and applications for a variety of professions, or check out their interactive DVD, SketchUp Level One. The DVD covers the basics, but that should not deter self proclaimed SketchUp masters because School provides a 100% guarantee that the DVD will teach even the experienced user some new tricks. School is the place to go to connect with other interested users, discuss SketchUp related topics, and post questions. If you post a question in the School forums, then you might wind up being the topic of one of their weekly podcasts.

There are now two new ways to search for ScriptSpot or SketchUp related content via a google CSE (custom search engine). A CSE allows for the creation of a search engine that searches only certain sites. So, there are currently two CSE's - one that searches only scriptspot.com and another that searches a series of SketchUp related

I'm looking for some volunteers to help foster the ScriptSpot community in a few key areas:

Thanks to the generosity of Cadalog, Inc. there are 2 copies of Podium for SketchUp up for grabs during this raffle! For those of you new to the site, ScriptSpot is celebrating the "RE-launch" of the 3ds max section and the creation of a new SketchUp section by offering weekly product raffles! Prizes will alternate weekly between 3ds max user oriented and SketchUp user oriented with a grand finale that everyone will want!

Our Winners Are:

graham calhoun and tjfdesign. Congratulations!