Free rendering software(s) for Sketchup
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Kerkythea is a good package, with an excellent bunch of experts who are very helpful on the forum. For those who know how to use it will provide superb results & decent output for the rest of us!
If you want pay a little money, Twilight Render provides an easier front end to the Kerkythea engine, with a template based workflow.Never tried, but there is a plugin for the POV-RAY rendering package created by Didier Bur http://rld.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_su2pov.php. I see the POV-Ray package bundled with engineers lighting calculation software.
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@jga said:
Kerkythea is a good package, with an excellent bunch of experts who are very helpful on the forum. For those who know how to use it will provide superb results & decent output for the rest of us!
If you want pay a little money, Twilight Render provides an easier front end to the Kerkythea engine, with a template based workflow...Indeed Kerky is a great application and with Twilight, it is a great combo for even the rendering illiterates like myself.
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You can also try the new free Autodesk 123D
It can reload a skp file and have yet something for a neat render in simple space
then...@unknownuser said:
on of the next releases will include a photo realistic real time renderer using HDRi.
by Thomas Heermann Product Manager ADSK
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two more
LuxRender http://www.luxrender.net/
There is an Su2Lux plugin, and some users in these forums.Mitsuba http://www.mitsuba-renderer.org/
uses DAE Collada format, but very much beta, and no recent updates.All have relatively steep learning curves, though.
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**altap :
There ARE no F R E E rendering plugins for Sketchup. The prices start at $150 on up to $1000. Out of curiosity, I checked myself. Sorry to bust your bubble. garystan** -
Rich O'Brien :
Read my reply to altap on that question. garystan -
Check again...
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Twilight Render v2 Hobby is now a fully featured free product, with a inexpensive upgrade to the full Pro version. Well worth trying.
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@garystan said:
**altap :
There ARE no F R E E rendering plugins for Sketchup. The prices start at $150 on up to $1000. Out of curiosity, I checked myself. Sorry to bust your bubble. garystan**You need to do a better check before you post.
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Perhaps now that your post has been shown to be wrong you might take a leaf out of your own book and...
@garystan said:
Everyone here is outright lying, stating that it WILL. I can provide the proof, unless these chickenshits don't have the balls to step up to the plate and admit they're wrong !!!!!!!
I don't forget much.
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@box said:
Perhaps now that your post has been shown to be wrong you might take a leaf out of your own book and...
@garystan said:
Everyone here is outright lying, stating that it WILL. I can provide the proof, unless these chickenshits don't have the balls to step up to the plate and admit they're wrong !!!!!!!
I don't forget much.
Well said
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Is that infamous Jeff Hammond I see up there?
What he doing in with us bullshitters?
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My list shows a few free render programs.
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=59471
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@krisidious said:
My list shows a few free render programs.
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=59471
Kris, your list has Maxwell at $775. That is for the full suite. The standalone engine\plugin for SU is $99. Might want to list them both.
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@glenn at home said:
Kris, your list has Maxwell at $775. That is for the full suite. The standalone engine\plugin for SU is $99. Might want to list them both.
Thanks Glenn, I'll look at it.
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@krisidious said:
Thanks Glenn, I'll look at it.
No problem. I have the $99 version and it's a damn good, low cost option that can good work with a bit of set up.
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@rich o brien said:
Is that infamous Jeff Hammond I see up there?
What he doing in with us bullshitters?
it got cold for a minute.. i'll be around more once winter sets in
and me? infamous?
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simlab composer lite .... awesome
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