Images on this page were rendered using IRender nXt. Dining Room by Jeremias Daniel Ceballos Tejeda rendered with IRender nXt Bakery La Sfornata 02 (Bari) Italy by Robert Emanuel Fisher Rendered with IRender nXt Cafe by Edgar Lopez Rendered with IRender nXt Rendered SketchUp interior model showing lights and reflectionsįor interior scenes you need to do a little more work, adding lights, and more reflective materials. In the image below, the water in the pool was marked as reflective and given a bump effect.
Rendering in SketchUp Rendered SketchUp exterior model showing lighting, shadows, reflections, and water effectsįor exterior scenes, you will get good renderings because of the software shadows and lighting of the renderer and the natural reflection of glass and other transparent objects.
Check out our best SketchUp rendering tools page and try out some of the free trials. If you are very advanced user you may want to spend more and have a lot more options available to customize every detail of the rendering.
To render within SketchUp and see a model as a high-resolution photorealistic image you will need to download and install a SketchUp rendering extension. Many designers want their models to look photoreal, and rendering software is needed to do this. When you design a model in SketchUp, it appears as a simple drawing that can show shadows colors and material textures, but it does not process reflections, lighting from lights or the sun, etc. Creating Photorealistic Renderings with SketchUp Trimble purchased SketchUp from Google in 2012, and the software continues to evolve and be used by millions around the world. It was then acquired by Google in 2006 and renamed Google SketchUp. SketchUp was released in 2000 as a general 2D/3D modeling software. I had completely omitted the basic, foundational 3D modeling knowledge that is critical for beginners trying to learn SketchUp.SketchUp is a free 3D modeling program which can be use to design 3D models of buildings, a new piece of furniture for your home, exhibit booth, stage, part or other objects. It was focused on designers who already knew the basics of modeling in SketchUp, but were struggling to bring their models into LayOut efficiently.
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