Corona Render

[SJS66]

What ever happened to Corona render for SU? Did it ever get released from Beta testing? I can't seem to find anything about it.

[filibis]

This is the official forum for Corona Sketchup: https://corona-renderer.com/forum/index.php?board=34.0
It's in alpha stage right now (i think). Check this thread if you want to get involved: https://corona-renderer.com/forum/index.php/topic,14591.0.html

They hired two person to take care of Sketchup development and they will start from the beginning of April (see attachment).

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[SJS66]

I actually got a reply to an email I sent them. So all good.
Thanks.

[solo]

Time for me to check this out.

[majid]

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[majid]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jksa3ize2q4jicf/CoronaSketchup.exe?dl=0
The most recent Beta version may be grabbed from the above address.

[cuttingedge]

any news in the development here?

[filibis]

It is not being developed actively. Check this, there one of Corona Team member says:

@unknownuser said:

Yes, we did have some promising candidates, but that was almost a year ago. We already hired one guy to be a full time SketchUp developer, but unfortunately he quit after releasing one new SketchUp plugin version. As Ondra said, the current situation on the local job market is far from ideal and skilled labour is in extremely short supply. And to be honest, developing a SketchUp plugin is not the most sexy thing you can do as a skilled programmer, so I can image people wouldn't want to quit their current jobs just to do that.

[sketchgirl1]

We are still waiting for something to happen. If you read the conversations on the Corona Render SketchUp Forum (https://corona-renderer.com/forum/index.php?board=34.0), specifically the last two pages of Material Editor Suggestions and then the entire Kickstarter Project to Fund Development topic, they have never really defintively said no or yes to continued development.

[JQL]

What they needed was Tomasz... Fortunately he's with Thea!

[jenujacob]

Corona for Sketchup is dead...

https://corona-renderer.com/blog/corona-renderer-for-cinema-4d-beta-1-released/

@unknownuser said:

SketchUp plugin
Let’s admit it, the last year was not that successful for our SketchUp plugin: we had two developers who came, did a small amount of work, and then left. For the past few months, there has been virtually no progress on the plugin. We also hit some roadblocks in development, which did not help.

By the end of the year, we were faced with a tough decision on what to do with the plugin. Should we scrap it? Or maybe reboot the development from scratch? All the while, we had to evaluate if any of that made sense, especially now that our colleagues from ChaosGroup have released their strong V-Ray 3.6 plugin for SketchUp (please check it on CG’s website , it’s worth it!)

Our conclusion was a tough one, but after a lot of soul-searching we have chosen to end development of the SketchUp plugin for good. We have decided that it makes most sense for us to focus all our efforts and manpower on the Cinema 4D plugin, which is really promising and very close to the finish line.

I know that this kind of news is always hard to read – and even harder to write – but to be honest if we compare what V-Ray offers for SketchUp and what we have now, we have to be realistic and admit that they did a far better job than us.

So, now we would rather focus our time and effort on the Cinema 4D plugin where we think we can offer more. I am sorry to those who we have disappointed with this move, but we sincerely think it is the best possible one.