Rayscaper New Releases

Krass

Thomas,
In the latest version, I am unable to create any light points.

SketchUp_Vi5ZpQRhXV.mp4

pixelcruncher

@Krass Yikes, I'm having a look. Will likely update with a new hotfix release.

thanks for reporting!

Cheers,
Thomas

pixelcruncher

Hey, Rayscaper users!

Rayscaper 0.9.104 Beta is available. This is a hotfix for 0.9.103.

Heads-up: I couldn't upload 0.9.104 to the SketchUcation store yet, so the store still has 0.9.102. Please download it directly: Rayscaper_Win_0.9.104_Beta.rbz.

If you use SketchUp 2024 with 0.9.103, please upgrade.

What Changed?

Fix placing lights in SketchUp 2024: in 0.9.103, the light tools couldn't add a light to a model that had no Rayscaper lights yet.

Thanks to @krass for reporting it!

Full release notes: rayscaper.com/manual/release-notes

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Thomas

Mike Amos

Just a quick question, I am hoping that mirrors make a comeback, they seem to be missing lately.

pixelcruncher

@Mike-Amos Mirrors are still there, they just moved! Since 0.9.99 the Mirror is a Finish of the Standard material instead of a material type of its own: select the material, keep Material Type on Standard and pick Mirror under Finish. That gives a perfect reflection, tinted by the material's color.

Older Mirror materials open as Standard materials with that finish, so they keep their look. There's also a ready-made Mirror and Bronze mirror in the Rayscaper material library in the Asset Manager.

More in the docs: rayscaper.com/manual/material-types

Cheers,
Thomas