Make sure you have the latest V-Ray installed, this was an old bug that was fixed when VR could not find a texture.

Yeah, the characters are just horrible. Wish they had a character studio where you could quickly customize them and then load various BIP files to make them do what you want. What am I seriously going to do with that push up guy???

Still having problems after converting each model to a proxy mesh. I'm not sure if it matters but I didn't change the triangle count when exporting. Even trying to render a rather simple scene within the same model I get an error at the bottom on the window. It says to check the ruby console for errors but when I open it the console is empty. [image: pJsi_SceneRenderProxies.jpg] [image: 29on_renderproc.PNG] [image: iaEu_rendererror.PNG]

I'm not sure which version I'm running... it was bought for me about three months ago through work. I don't see any info in SketchUp/VRAY that says which version it is, and I'm not finding any info in the application folder. I'll contact VRAY directly.

@eidam655 said: @valerostudio said: Why not just use V-Ray in SketchUp and save that hassle? 32bit memory limit. Try the 64bit render workflow: http://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VRAY2SKETCHUP/64+Bit+Workflow

um, I hate to ask, but what version of vray are you using and did you get it through official channels? If it's a legit copy, sounds like you might need to reinstall. If you're still having trouble, you could send an email to Chaos Group support for further assistance.

FluidRay RT is having a holyday sale, 30% off for SketchUp users. http://www.fluidray.com/cyber-sketchup-2014/

here's a link to the new thread. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=59464

Are you using DR spawners?

check your Fresnel reflection value of your floor material, looks like it's too low (like 1.4 or something.) increase it to 2.0 or increase your glossiness value.

Will try the version from chaos. The retailer told me this was the latest there was, guess they haven't gotten the news yet. I'll let them know.

@andybot said: The other thing is to use a dusk HDRI in a dome light to get the nice bluish lighting like you see in the picture. Andy Yes, this is a must. Get access to free ones here... http://www.hdri-hub.com/free-samples

Same problem here too. The worst part is when you do not have a wibu key with vray inserted into usb. Vrlservice is constantly opening and closing, looking for license I guess, therefore icon of vrlservice in the dock is appearing and disappearing. This is blocking fullscreen mode of many apps like VLC, Power Point, AutoCad etc. Each time vrlservice is looking for license, app closes the fullscreen mode and returns to desktop etc. Right now, everytime I go out with rMBP I have to have a wibu key with me because viewing presentations and movies in fullscreen is impossible. Like kalu I also have to force quit the application when I want to shut down the notebook. Thank you for the fix in the next release

This is the interview with Alex Roman if anyone is interested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYW_SgiWEoo Also, take note that this video came out years ago, when computers were slower, V-Ray was older, and this quality was inconceivable up to the point he released this work. His techniques are now considered cliche in the viz industry just because so many people have copied them over and over.

A new version of Vue came out about a month ago.

@adamb said: Hi Kris, On Windows, the installer checks what version of SketchUp you have and sets up the initial Installation Folder. So if you have SU2014, then it will be set to *C:\Program Files (x86)\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014* If you have SU2013, then it will be set to *C:\Program Files (x86)\SketchUp\SketchUp 2013* and so on. You can of course edit this install location to wherever you like, but the default is based off where you installed SketchUp. Adam You might think of adding this as a text description or a tip on the installer. When I install 64bit My system is defaulting to program files 86 base folder. C:\Program Files (x86)\ and no sketchup folder. I have 8, 13, and 14 installed.

@tuanminhtq said in V-Ray scripting in ruby?: How to call this to run Vray in ruby, please help, thanks alot VRayForSketchUp.launch_vray_render VRayForSketchUp.launch_vray_rt_render VRayForSketchUp.launch_vray_batch_render Have you found a solution?

I second that. Currently you cannot use emissive materials as lighting (like some other engines), just lighting effect, like a TV screen. You must light your scene with omni, spot, IES, dome. rect lights. An interior like this would need a combination of these.

I have downloaded and I am playing - quite fun - just wondered, Solo especially as your playing too, if you had managed to alter a dynamic material to show bump map? I was trying to make parquet floor - on finding the advanced materials i managed to import my floor material ok - got a reflection but couldn't get that reflection to work with a bump map - it stayed smooth and reflective even though i put various textures into the bump map slot. any luck cheers chris