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10 year anniversary coming up and some changes too...

Admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:02:04 +0000

10 years. Wow. The ScriptSpot 10 year anniversary will be coming up in May 2010. More news to follow.

CADspan 3D printing plugin for Google SketchUp

cadspan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:15:46 +0000

The CADspan Plugin for Google SketchUp allows generation of solid, 3D printable STL files directly from a Google SketchUp model.

The plugin provides several tools to ease the process of preparing a model for 3D printing:

-Resurfacer: Shrinkwrap a model into one continuous, solid mesh

-3D Print Visualization Style: A visual style that highlights problem areas in a model

-Layerize tool: Easily move all geometry within components and groups to a layer

-Smooth/Unsmooth: Toggle smoothing on a model's rounded geometry

-Free Version for personal use and small applications

Rendering Tip - Use self glow for backlit objects

AlHart — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:34:34 +0000

(Self glow applied to television screen)

Self Glow illuminates a surface as if it had light shining on it, without actually making it a light.

* Balance illumination in scene without adding additional lights.
* More realistic signs, monitors and projection devices.
* Faster rendering times.

Rendering Tip

dmen185 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:12:13 +0000

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:

Rendering Tips

AlHart — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:50:19 +0000

This is a new blog of rendering tips.

Although all the images are created from SketchUp models, these tips should be useful for all Photorealistic, 3D rendering engine users.

Rendering Tips Blog

See all: Rendering Tips

Lego Rendering

AlHart — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:04:35 +0000

I was feeling like "Lego" this morning, so I grabbed this model from the 3d warehouse:

Lego Star Wars Snow-Speeder

NprTools - Non-Photorealistic Tools for SketchUp

AlHart — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:38:24 +0000

NprTools - the new plugin for SketchUp to create Soft Shadows and other Non-photorealistic effects for SketchUp has been released by Render Plus.

Take a look at: NprTools

SpaceDesign Free - Attributes and Reports

AlHart — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:55:01 +0000

SpaceDesign
is a new, free for Sketchup to define attributes and create reports

How to Improve Renderings

dmen185 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:29:20 +0000

New video tutorial of NPR Tools

dmen185 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:23:48 +0000

Foreground Masks and Images in PohtoRealistic Rendering

AlHart — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:42:22 +0000

Foreground Masks and Images

Tips for choosing a renderer for SketchUp

AlHart — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:39:54 +0000

This Tutorial highlights SketchUp features which some renderers may not be able to handle. It does not get into artificial lighting, reflection and other special rendering features which are also important, but concentrates on the importance that the renderer be able to handle SketchUp features - materials, images, transparency, sun and sky, etc. which make it easier to start adding advacnced features to your model for rendering without having to modify the model to render the items which are already there.

Video Tutorials for SketchUp and IRender nXt

AlHart — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:25:33 +0000

We have created some Video Tutorials to help you get started with IRender nXt - the integrated Photorealistic renderer for SketchUp.

IRender nXt and nXtRender

AlHart — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:13:47 +0000

IRendernXt is a the fully integrated plug-on for SketchUp rendering solution for SketchUp.

nXtRender is the low cost, easy to use version with fewer features.

In addition to a high quality, professional, rendering engine - AccuRender - IRender has wizard to create lights, create mirrors, create plants and create materials all of which are then stored directly in your SketchUp model.

Visit our image gallery to see what users are creating with SketchUp.

nXtRender - new, low-cost renderer for SketchUp

AlHart — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:19:08 +0000

nXtRender is a new rendering application for Google
SketchUp from Render Plus Systems. nXtRender uses the new AccuRender
nXt rendering engine and integrates it seamlessly into SketchUp making
it one of the easiest ways to create photorealistic images. nXtRender
uses ray-trace rendering techniques, reflections, transparency,
highlights, shadows and lighting effects to produce realistic

Render Plus Systems announces a new rendering engine for Google SketchUp

dmen185 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:26:14 +0000

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.

New resource for all SketchUp Blogs

AlHart — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:01:42 +0000

To read several SketchUp blogs all on one page, visit:

SketchUp Blogs

NprTools - Non-Photorealistic Tools for SketchUp is released

AlHart — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:59:30 +0000

NprTools is a new plugin foir SketchUp to create Photorealistic effects - such as Soft or Sketchy Shadows.

Take a look: NprTools

RPS 3D PDF

AlHart — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:51:17 +0000

RPS 3D PDF makes it easy to create interactive 3D PDF documents which your clients can view in Adobe Reader.

You can combine background images and text with the SketchUp model to make a powerful presentation with a minimum of work, and without the need to purchase Adobe Acrobat.

See: RPS 3D PDF

RpWallMaker - free add-on for SketchUp

AlHart — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:34:29 +0000

RpWallMaker

RpWallMaker is a free add-on for
Google SketchUp
(Windows or Mac) to create wide walls (3D walls with thickness), edit them and
cut holes in them.