Advice on Renderer and Plugins
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Hi everybody..iv been using Sketchup for a few months now mainly to plan my house..i wasnt planning on using it for anything more than this, but after coming across this site aswell as others, iv been inspired to take my sketchuping to the next level. I really enjoy creating interiors aswell as gardens so im looking to expand my tool set to allow me to create more complex 3d drawings.
Can you guys recommend me some neat and free plugins that will help me achieve more out of sketchup? The only plugin im using at the moment is 1001Bit which is pretty sweet.
Also recently iv started using Indigo renderer within sketchup, i was blown away by what can be done with this, and started to experiment with it...now as much as love this renderer i find it extremely slow, with some renders taking days to look good..im not impatient by any means but i find the slow render process a pain when it comes to wanting a quick preview of my model...
...Can anybody recommend an alternative to this? or and advice at all?Thanks guys
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I'd suggest searching the forums for 'Which renderer?' etc. It has been covered tons of times and there's no right or wrong answer to which is best. It's what the user can do with the tool rather than having the popular tool.
For plugin suggestions i'd recommend the heavy hitters to begin with...
FredoScale
RoundCorner
BezierSpline
Subdivde and Smooth ($)
Vertex Tools ($)where do i stop? These are my favourites. Go here and spend the evening testing what seems to make sense. Post in those threads if you've hassle or suggestions. Post in the SU Discussion forums if you've problems or need advice on workflow.
Don't forget to eat or you'll get Hungary!
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Cheers for the advice Rich O'Brien..
As for rendering, iv been playing with kerkythea, and must so its pretty darn good.
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No problem Sam. Welcome to SCF!
Kerkythea is a good choice. Very powerful and if you get to grips with it you'll find other render apps much more forgiving. I never invested enough time with it. But I've got it's new commercial brother Thea and it's incredible.
Anyway, enjoy what we've on offer around here and don't forget to thanks all those generous plugin guys for there efforts.
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