Looking for beta testers for a new render engine

pixelcruncher

Hi there,

would love to take your software for a spin (or two, or more...). Architect here, been using Thea and Raylectron, currently D5 and always on the lookout for something better.
I'm using Sketchup on PC, if it matters.

Cheers,
Radu

Hey Radu,

Nice to meet you. Happy to have you on board as a tester.

Cheers,
Thomas

pixelcruncher

@mamars said:

Good day Sir,
Please consider me as one of the beta tester of your new render engine for sketchup, I'm a Sketchup user since Sketchup 6 and I use many render engines like Twilight render , SUPodium , IDX rendetioner , Vray , Raylectron, Renderin , POV ray I use sketchup for my hobby & my project , I'm looking forward for your new render engine to try & test it.

Hey mamars,

Looks like you got some experience there! Love to have you as a tester.

Cheers,
Thomas

pixelcruncher

@brodywalsh said:

Hi! I am interested in testing this software. Any info is appreciated, thanks!

Hey Brody,

I will put you on our list, and will post an update to the original post shortly.

Cheers,
Thomas

pixelcruncher

Hey folks,

I created a short preview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrEvEthBAvE - It's still early development software, so please set expectations accordingly!

Cheers,
Thomas

Yramtfard

I'd be happy to test out a new render engine! Am currently using Vray and Twinmotion for Sketchup for both personal and work. It would be nice to have a true inhouse rendering system.

pixelcruncher

@yramtfard said:

I'd be happy to test out a new render engine! Am currently using Vray and Twinmotion for Sketchup for both personal and work. It would be nice to have a true inhouse rendering system.

Hey there,

Thanks for your interest; I will put you on our list and contact you when we start testing. The aim is to have great integration with SketchUp, as good as the API allows us.

What do you think can be improved in the Vray or Twinmotion workflows?

Cheers,
Thomas

pixelcruncher

Hey folks,

Just an update to tell you that there won’t be an update this week. Moving across the world this week, and my development rig is somewhere halfway. I am typing this on my phone. I appreciate the interest and look forward to squashing bugs with all of you very soon.

Cheers,
Thomas

80Three

I'm currently trying to level my design skills up as a hobby so I can eventually use them for a future design career. I have a light background with computers/coding and 3d design. I would love to help test your creations out !

Have a good one!

pixelcruncher

@80three said:

I'm currently trying to level my design skills up as a hobby so I can eventually use them for a future design career. I have a light background with computers/coding and 3d design. I would love to help test your creations out!

Have a good one!

Hey 80Three,

Thanks for your interest. I’m looking for a wide variety of experience so happy to have you as a tester as well!

Cheers,
Thomas

DINESH21

I am willing to try

franthesco

Disposto a testar o renderizador

pixelcruncher

@dinesh21 said:

I am willing to try

Hey Dinesh21,

Thanks for your interest! From your profile I see you don't have a SketchUp pro licence, the software I'm building works only for pro.

Cheers,
Thomas

pixelcruncher

@franthesco said:

Disposto a testar o renderizador

Hey franthesco,

Thanks for reaching out. My Spanish is not great; I would say even non-existing. So I'm looking for testers that can provide feedback in English.

Cheers,
Thomas

Innovcreat

Hello, I am an artist, studied architecture and communications, practiced much with sketchup. I am a fan of new technologies like virtual reality and voice recognition, help improve sketchup would make me feel accomplished and would in a sense consist in a personnal dream realisation. I would love sketchup to consider hiring me for beta testing, I feel that is where I should be and it would allow my passion and potential to be put to profit. I would be priviledge to be considered by sketchup team and be contacted for more information about my skills. I had to try

Okesalmanb

i use SketchUp almost every day, Ill like to be a tester

pixelcruncher

@okesalmanb said:

i use SketchUp almost every day, Ill like to be a tester

Hey Okesalmanb,

Thanks for your interest! I'm putting you on our beta list.

Thanks,
Thomas

pixelcruncher

Hey folks,

It's been a while since my last update. I've been making a cross-Atlantic move, so Rayscaper wasn't always my highest priority for the last weeks. I'm settled now and back at it!

I uploaded another preview video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lh8Eynrn6L8.

Thanks for the interest so far! I think we have a good-sized beta group now that will help us get valuable feedback. Rich O'Brien has been testing with early builds and is helping me fix the most apparent crashes (Cheers, Rich!). The plan is to start beta testing soon... I could put up a test build right now, but I want to ensure it's a bit more stable.

Stay tuned here for more, and let me know if you have any questions about Rayscaper.

Cheers,
Thomas

pixelcruncher

Hey folks,

Attached is a screenshot of Rayscaper 0.6.4 Alpha in the original post.

I appreciate your patience. I was hoping to be already beta testing, but it's not going as quickly as I expected. We are alpha testing, and we will make builds available soon to people with the stomach to play around with alpha software.

Cheers,
Thomas

L i am

I have had a taste of communicating with people developing render engines and if you think something will take 6 months it will take 2.5 years

pixelcruncher

@l i am said:

I have had a taste of communicating with people developing render engines and if you think something will take 6 months it will take 2.5 years

Well, I hope to deliver earlier than in 2.5 years

Cheers,
Thomas