Edit and create realistic materialsĪside from lighting features, V-Ray for Sketchup includes a material editor with built-in preview that opens the doors to tampering with colors, transparency, texture, refraction depth, and various other settings that affect the appearance of the final result. Thanks to these tools, V-Ray for Sketchup saves designers the time and effort needed to manually adjust lighting parameters. V-Ray tries to take into consideration the most important ones, namely lighting, used materials and mapping.ĭedicated to this purpose, it comes with powerful lighting tools to help you generate natural light in your scenes, making shadows and reflections look realistic. All the controls are within reach, but it is advisable to take the time and go through the extensive documentation to get the most out of this Sketchup plugin.Īs every experienced graphics designer knows, there are various factors that affect the outcome when rendering an image. The V-Ray extension is easily deployed and integrated into SketchUp, allowing users to access its features either via the 'Extensions' menu or the floating VfS toolbars. Control lighting to render realistic scenes Aiming to equip SketchUp with advanced rendering capabilities, the V-Ray extension enables SketchUp users to obtain photo-realistic models. As one of the most popular 3D modeling software solutions, SketchUp is fit for various drawing projects, including interior design, 3D printing, or architecture.

Vray extension for sketchup