try to download the manual scenes and pdf from here this link http://rapidshare.com/files/129282354/V-Ray_for_SketchUp_Manual_scene_and_pdf.rar read about hdri inside the pdf and practice with the skp manual scenes. the vray option in hdri file will help you more! Try

you should post that on the testimonials link from the SU home page

Allrighty. Will try.

**%(#0000BF)[when the value is "piece" in "units",1 is loaded in "numerical value" automaticly; when "m" in the item of "unit" is picked,the length of the maximum edge in "group" will be loaded and fill in the item of "unmerical value"; when "m2" in the item of "unit" is picked,the area of the maximum facet in "group" will be loaded and fill in the item of "unmerical value"; when the value is "m3" in "units",the volume of "group" is loaded in "numerical value" automaticly; after all the required input above completed,a confirm code including 8 numbers is filled in "set up password","OK" and then all the info.above wasn't modifiable ; when the same number as "set up pw" was inputed into "amend pw","OK" and then above info. was modifiable again.]**

Some one on the forum mentioned a 3d printscreen app. Might work?

@juanjo06 said: gerbaus... is there a problem with the link? i try to download it and it worked good. sir, i tried downloading again today, but still got an error.. is it because im using the FREE USER account? do i need to be a premium member in rapidshare? is there another way to get your files? thankz in advance

Can you post your model (or upload somewhere)?

Sorry for not replying earlier. You can use http://www.hdrlabs.com/picturenaut/ freeware to manipulate your .hdr. Quite easy soft to use.

Theres quite a few good manual on kerkythea over at the kerkythea website, just have a look at the downloads section. Theres the FAQ on the podium website, which is quite good for podium related stuff. The best pace t look for info is the respecive websites for the rendering engines. In general there is a wealth of information in the forums that isnt in many of the manuals.

Hi, I had the same problem - on some surfaces in one SketchUp model the scaling of texture (in Materials Tray - Edit - setting different size of texture) was working, on some not (it was the same type of surfaces - wall). In SketchUp the size of texture was changing, but in the Vray render not. I don't know why but it helped to reverse the problematic faces and add the material with the texture again. Then it worked. If someone have the same problem, I hope this will also help him.

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Just a final update on the matter. I tried connecting at home this morning before going to work and there was still no luck. I then tried at work and had no problem at connecting to the KT site. A colleague of mine who also uses KT and frequents the KT forums told me that he couldn't connect at home either. So it looks like connecting via a proxy server is at least working for us. Still think its really weird though!?!?!

Thanks Fredrik! The translucent material were just what I was looking for - don't know how I missed them before. I used those materials for the shades and just replaced the spotlights with a face and the illuminat material mapped to them - very easy to control. Here is an update with those changes - I still have a little more tweaking I want to do. Bytor [image: p6Tk_wilkahn_mlt_test-2-5.jpg]

Ya i have the echo edition i figure I will try remaking the material in kerkythea again and see what happens Runnin Till Tackled Eric

why am i not getting the horizon of ground and sky like the second picture in the start post. do i have to model the ground also ? is a ground modeled in this pic (the one from tutorial)?

Although I'm part of the KT Team and people thereby might disqualify me for replying here, I give it a go anyway... To answer your first question: No you're not dreaming... KT is a really good and stable render... And perhaps most impressive... One of the few render applications, where you can take advantage of both biased and unbiased render methods... But since it's free, you can easily test and check it out yourself and be your own judge...! Some users find KT difficult to use, while others adapt the techniques very quickly... The same can be said about any other render application... I recommend that you download and read the Getting Started tutorial, which will guide you through the application enabling you to get started... In our Tutorials section of our Download area, you can find many useful tutorials... Even some of the older tutorials might help you crasp things better... As a final word regarding how to make a good render, I will take a very wise quote by Pete (aka Solo): @unknownuser said: ...you must realize having the tools does not make one a carpenter, meaning that there is a level of artistic talent and desire needed in order to set up a scene, composition, lighting, texturing, modeling, and so forth that requires one to have a genuine interest and find much enjoyment in what one is doing in order to succeed... I hope this can help you further...!?

Great, I am really looking forward to it...and purchasing the full version!

Which OS are you on harry? IF its vista, try running sketchup as an administrator (right click the SU icon->run as admin)

Hi, recon. The obj problem is a flaw with the model; if you import it in any other program and it will appear the same... the only real way to fix this is to just rotate your model . I'm not sure what you mean about messed up vertex's... perhaps the model is not smoothed or it is smoothed too much. If this is the case, simply right click the model name and in the smooth tab, select your preferred angle of smoothing. If you need some extra help with KT, there are a bunch of good tutorials in the tutorial repository.