As far as 2D plants go, these are great: http://www.cadplants.com/

Emmisive materials are not meant for main source of illumination. Use light objects for the actual illumination, and use emmisive lights for visual effect. V-Ray, being biased, will do less samples in dark areas, as one usually doesn't see details that well in darker area. Which is why when you have a fully dark night scene you can get these artifacts while in a dyalight render with the same settings you won't see them. You should be able to place the lights inside the light bulb, but have you assigned a fuly transparent glass material? In Sketchup one usually use a partially transparent material, while in V-Ray the diffuse should be 100% transparent and an reflection layer. (also an refraction layer if you use thick glass)

yesss. you're right. all of them are there. thank you very much

I use V-Ray Toys to load VfSU when I need it. As I start SU frequently, but need VfSU loaded only a few times. And it seems that loading older VfSU scenes takes longer the first time - as it needs to convert to the new format. Appears to be quicker after it has done this. (This is just my impression.)

thanks thomthom.

"Metaphoric oxymoron" ?

@xrok1 said: WOW! besides the light problem that looks like a fantastic render. can't wait to see it completed. Thanks. Will post soon. The job is due today. Better get cracking.

hop,how can I point the sun? If I turn off my lights how can I have the correct interior ilumination from the sun? PLEASE need help urgently ...as I have to do my diploma

@thomthom said: Whether I render or use Sketchy output all depends on the stage of the projects. We find that rendering realistic images too early on in the project get people too caught up in details that are yet not determined nor important. I strongly agree.

I resolved the Issue after some experimenting: I turned down the GI from 1.0 to 0.5 which reduced the sunlight and hence the "blowout effect" on the Ivy leaves. The other solution would be to turn down the amount of contrast on the original leaf component. Turning down the GI also produces sharper shadows, hence creating more contrast in your scene. I finally ended up with great contrast, with GI set to -1.0

What version of VfSU do you use?

@ledisnomad said: First, does VRay support SketchUp section cuts? I'm thinking not VfSU does not support section cuts. @ledisnomad said: I'm thinking not, since my SU is frozen trying to render one. Should not do this however. @ledisnomad said: Second, how do people render section cuts? Do you physically cut your model? That's distructive and time-consuming with a very complex model. Any other ways? Yes, you must make a copy of your model and slice it up. There are some plugins you can use for this if you look in the plugins section.

The last render you post are quite good... It is missing some grass at the base of the container, a background, some soft shadow on the ground and a more realistic sky. But light and shade, and exposure of the structure are quite good in my point of view. Wait and see the progress of this project of yours.

Hi kalu I noticed the 2 images you referenced were 2 of mine.Below is a link to a topic where I uploaded the visopt and the background image.There is also a basic explanation of what to do in photoshop when you have rendered the image.Hope this helps. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=23130&start=15

I think if you were trying to create that optical banding-effect of the material, you'd need to get creative with a procedural and fresnel effects. As far as just the sheeting, I think the previous posts have got it right, and you could also consider a bump or displacement map.

You can use the Outliner and search for V-Ray lights. If you type in "V-Ray" you will see any instances of lights.

Cararra does nice volumetric lighting too. Bonsai3D's rederzone too.

I wish you would not use all caps titles for your posts.

shit man! thanks a lot!! i will absorb all your advise and get something right hehehe. see what i can come up with, but its definitely starting to clear a bit takk takk

Same as before. [image: JjrA_bump.png]