Links to free VR Express - and free materials On chaoswebsite link doesn't work

1 - I you will have more luck asking questions on the Maxwell forums 2- I think the image is based on your render output settings. If its set to a hi res and the preview is still small, I think there might be a keyboard command to zoom in, check the PDF manual.

@eidam655 said: Ted, are you sure that changing the Fresnel to ridiculous value is the real solution here? i'd be more concerned with the environment settings and their multipliers, and also the lighting used. larszzz, if you posted a screenshot (of the render and/or environment settings), that would be immensely helpful. Not knowing anything about a users scene, yes, changing the Fresnel IOR is what I would change initially. 3 is a good number to start with for highly reflective glass material, not ridiculous at all. You work back from there to get less reflection as needed.

Please download the latest version [v2.6.1] of the SketchUcation PluginStore RBZ from here: http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=SketchUcationTools Then use the Preferences > Extensions > Install... button as explained before... and restart SketchUp to ensure the changes are set up properly... Any luck with it now ? The PluginStore dialog being blank is probably result of some Internet Explorer interaction or settings... SketchUp's web-dialogs always use IE on PCs - even if you prefer another browser for normal web-use... You should update IE to the latest version - because if you have say IE8 or 9 it can cause issues. IE11 is the current / best version. In 'About IE' also tick 'update automatically...' It might also be a 'cache' issue. In IE clear its cache - Ctrl+Shift+Delete - or via the Safety menu item. Then reopen the PluginStore dialog - you might have a corrupted cache, so it could now work. Also can you open the Ruby Console and type in this + <enter> SCF::TEMPDIR What do you get as the result ? Any results ??

@mbrightman said: Thanks for the feedback! Rather than directly commenting on past V1 posts, I want to reinvigorate the conversation by providing an extended trial license for CONDOC Pro V2. Please know that you will only get value out of the CONDOC Tools if you have SketchUp Pro 2014/2015, watch our tutorials, and stick to the model organization system. Don't worry, in the download package there are some sample projects to play with. Watch required tutorials http://www.condoctools.com/support Download everything you need for your SketchUp version at the following links... SU2014, https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9255258/ConDoc%20v.2%20-%20SketchUp%202014.zip SU2015, https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9255258/ConDoc%20v.2%20-%20SketchUp%202015.zip The trial license expires September 1, 2015. After that, you can still access a free trial of ConDoc V2 perspective tool at wwww.condoctools.com. 81bd27bdc146994a9a1aad2095868fc4 I am specifically interested in your feedback on the value of the tools, template, layering system, workflow, and SketchUp standards that CONDOC provides. Let me know what you guys think! Hello Mike - I have been using your workflow for more than a year and am now using SU for all my residential construction documents. While Condoc's looks interesting, I have some concerns about being able to fully control the aesthetic quality of my CD's using Condoc's. Of course the time savings would be great (manually stacking the view ports gets old), but I fear in using Condoc's all the time savings would be undone by having to go back and redo hatch patterns and line weights to my specific needs. How would I address this concern using Condocs? Thanks, Barbara

Sometimes when creating new materials a disconnect can occur between V-Ray and Sketchup. Try Going to Plugins> Debugging> Force Sync All Materials

Hello, with both of them !

make sure you are not trying to load very old vismat files. There are earlier formats that don't work in the current version.

thanks you all. i will try them. really useful tips!!

There are a number of ways to do this, no right or wrong way though. It all depends on what you are trying to achieve. Could you share the material you are trying to create, or an image of something similar to what you are trying to create?

@emn said: I guess, because the glass panels are situatied behind each other, the computer keeps reflecting the scene indefinitely. Is there a way to tell vray to reflect all the objects in the scene 1 time instead indefinitely. Forgot to say - you can set how many times the glass reflects/ refracts with the "refraction max depth" setting. In global settings, you also can set "Max transp levels" and a refraction override.

What's up with Thea users in the V-Ray forums trying to make converts of us? There's absolutely no reason VR can't make a render using RT (in 2 min with a $1,000 graphics card) of a 30MB file with proxies. Make sure you have the latest SP2. Check your back faces - its good modeling practice I would group some elements in your model - There's a lot of loose geometry, again its good modeling practice to use groups and layers. Make all landscape into proxies Render to EXR or VRIMG using Preview Use the 64 bit workflow If you have other machines on your network, setup DR

Wow... love the material editor. Makes lighting very easy. reflections are very nice. and you can't beat the price. £36 BPS or $58.00 US...

Andy- To avoid that issue, turn off your scene transitions, and set the scene duration to 0. You shouldn't have a problem after that.

@unknownuser said: Check your model. Try using the free plugin Goldilocks to find hidden details. Love Goldilocks v3.1. In the Geometry results: count = faces. What does Size refer to? And what does the number under Edge Density refer to? In the Texture setting, what does this number refer to? Thanks

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Hi, I'm facing exactly the same problem. When do you release the Service Pack 2?