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    • pixelcruncherP Offline
      pixelcruncher Extension Creator
      last edited by

      The next release is coming soon. I was working on a lot of internal stuff in the engine. In the future, I plan to do more frequent releases, as they give me a tighter feedback cycle and make the process less lonely.

      I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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      • pixelcruncherP Offline
        pixelcruncher Extension Creator
        last edited by pixelcruncher

        Hey, Rayscaper users!

        Another release with some bug fixes. Thanks for reporting all those bugs!

        Rayscaper 0.9.64 Beta is available in the SketchUcation store. As
        always, I recommend upgrading to the latest version.

        What Changed?

        • Fix weird artifacts in the interactive render viewport.
        • Fix the upside-down images when saving.
        • Add transmission support for the PBR material. This makes it possible to create glass or liquid materials with the PBR material.
        • Fix a regression when renaming light components. Rayscaper lights should now correctly use the name of their SketchUp light component again.
        • Fix glass rendering, when multiple glass surfaces overlapped, Rayscaper would render them too dark.
        • Fix the render timer in the viewport. It will stop counting when the render is paused or finished.

        Help Me Build the Community 👍

        If you like Rayscaper, please share your renders (final or work-in-progress, it doesn’t matter)! This is motivating
        and helps me showcase its capabilities to new users.

        Follow me on Twitter.

        Happy Rendering!

        I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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        • Rich O BrienR Online
          Rich O Brien Moderator
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          Yay! Great update Thomas

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          • S Offline
            sashapepperspray
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            thank you for the new release.
            I noticed two bugs with this release

            1. it does not Support SketchUp material inheritance anymore. Faces, or objects that have the default material painted on them, but the group that they are in have a material, show up as unpainted (with the default material).
            2. the rendered images have a watermark on the bottom, even though I have a license (and I doublechecked that it is connected)
              [as a side note, any idea when you will connect the sketchup pbr materials to the rayscaper material properties, so that I don't need to set up metalness, roughness, etc, twice?]
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            • pixelcruncherP Offline
              pixelcruncher Extension Creator @sashapepperspray
              last edited by

              Hey @sashapepperspray

              it does not Support SketchUp material inheritance anymore. Faces, or objects that have the default material painted on them, but the group that they are in have a material, show up as unpainted (with the default material).

              Okay, that's a bug. It should inherit the material of its parent component or group.

              the rendered images have a watermark on the bottom, even though I have a license (and I doublechecked that it is connected)

              Also a regression, this was reported by other users as well. I will make an update ASAP.

              [as a side note, any idea when you will connect the sketchup pbr materials to the rayscaper material properties, so that I don't need to set up metalness, roughness, etc, twice?]

              This is definitely on my list. I don't want to commit to a hard date.

              Regards,
              Thomas

              I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                sashapepperspray
                last edited by

                thank you very much

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                • majidM Offline
                  majid @Rich O Brien
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                  @Rich-O-Brien, These renders are jaw-dropping!

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                    nickchun
                    last edited by

                    I've just been trying out Rayscaper, albeit on an underpowered machine with no dedicated GPU.
                    I have to say, its been a long time since I've used such an intuitive piece of software, without really needing to refer to the manual. Very much enjoyed using it and will be keeping an eye on it's development. The startup screen humour is genius as well, helps put you in the right frame of mind when starting work.
                    Well done

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                    • pixelcruncherP Offline
                      pixelcruncher Extension Creator @nickchun
                      last edited by

                      @nickchun Thanks for the kind words! That made my day!

                      Cheers,
                      Thomas

                      I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                      • K Offline
                        Krass
                        last edited by

                        Hello, pixelcruncher,
                        I wasn't aware of this new version and am very happy to return to Rayscaper for new renderings!

                        Krass

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                          Krass
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                          Hello,
                          Is there a way to rename the lights? I'm lost, I can't adjust the intensity of a new bulb because they are numbers and I have to activate or deactivate each light to locate them.... thank you

                          Krass

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                            Krass
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                            I renamed the light sphere component and that's not the right solution, it disabled them all. And now I can't add any more light spheres, only the spotlights work...

                            Krass

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                              Krass
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                              ok, that's good, by purging sketchup, I can add sphere lights again

                              Krass

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                              • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Krass
                                last edited by

                                @Krass said in Rayscaper New Releases:

                                Hello, pixelcruncher,
                                I wasn't aware of this new version and am very happy to return to Rayscaper for new renderings!

                                Great to hear!

                                Hello,

                                Is there a way to rename the lights? I'm lost, I can't adjust the intensity of a new bulb because they are numbers and I have to activate or deactivate each light to locate them.... thank you

                                The lights take the names of the light components. Maybe I can add the option to rename the lights in Rayscaper itself?

                                I renamed the light sphere component and that's not the right solution, it disabled them all. And now I can't add any more light spheres, only the spotlights work...

                                This feels like a bug, do you have a way to reproduce this?

                                Cheers,
                                Thomas

                                I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                  Krass
                                  last edited by

                                  Hello pixelcruncher, I will try later tips for renaming the lights component. Now, i'm rendering an image, I'm stucked

                                  Krass

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                                    Krass @Krass
                                    last edited by

                                    in this scene, a series of bulbs of the same type and two others for the individual lamps. And I end up with the list of numbers if I want to adjust the intensity... it would be necessary to have noted the number of each light that we add...
                                    eden-rayscaper-2.jpg

                                    Krass

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                                      Krass
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                                      lights.jpg

                                      Krass

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                                      • Mike AmosM Offline
                                        Mike Amos
                                        last edited by

                                        OK, with the replacement of mats, some issues have been resolved. I have lightened this image to demonstrate what I think it a problem/issue. The cabinet doors here have a texture to them they have not had selected by me. Is this part of the ai changes? If it is, I am not a fan.

                                        4 1000s 2081 x 1160  912945 tri 1m 07s GPU  Post pro increased exposure to 1.75.png

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                                        • K Offline
                                          Krass
                                          last edited by Krass

                                          hello,
                                          yes, and under the hood and above the stove, the noise is too present (by the way, I like your rendering.) this noise problem on certain dark parts is recurrent with Rayscaper. But can you show a screenshot of the original texture that you applied to the kitchen furniture?Perhaps you could use a stronger emissive material for your light that illuminates the work surfaces, rather than a spotlight or sphere light?

                                          Krass

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                                          • L Offline
                                            L i am
                                            last edited by

                                            Looks like rayscaper is maturing well 👍

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