Try out some of the free trail rendering software and then if you need something more specific there are plenty of people to here to help. Understanding what it is you can't do helps to understand what you want.

Thanks. Here it is as i begin to setup to render. its actually kinda creepy looking fixture. i didn't pick it [image: McWt_FabricSconces-3.jpg]

Thank you valerostudio but I have done this step by step as you have written and it does not solve my problem yet When I apply saved material from VRay material library, texture is in scale, but renders flat. When I add vrmat with the same diffuse but with other layers and parameters texture is rescaled again (25,40cm x 25,40cm not 80cm x 80cm). The other way around is the same (first load vrmatt, then apply material from paint bucket). Tested in macosx and in windows. "This is only available in 2.0, 1.49 did not save the material settings with the SKM file" I have 2.0 so that is not an issue. Once again, I have vrmat (with all layers and parameters) and skm (textured properly) files. I open a new scene, want to load them both to work properly, not to make additional moves in SU. Especially when we make a new scene on different SU on different machine.

@solo said: I tweaked a few materials, ran Presto for 18 minutes only GPU (did not use CPU and GPU as I wanted to test Titan on it's own at low priority) 3000x1875 Hi- res , clear, crispy image. At 18m 37 secs. That is impressive. Thanks for trying out. Now I'd like to consider Titan.. and probably Thea too. And I wish there's somebody who could tryout vray GPU . At least with these few infos, I can come up with a recommendation to my boss in terms of GPU hardwares Thanks a lot

Hi, which version of SU, which version of VrayForSU, any screenshots of the material panel ?

The 1st post sorted the issue out. Thank you either way.

V-Ray for SketchUp Demo Limitations Distributed Rendering limited to 2 render nodes produces watermarked images resolution up to 600x400 rendered results limited to 4 lights

You could try making a copy of your skp and exploding everything that wont render. I believe previous versions had some problem with nested groups/componets.

@valerostudio said: Hey now Blender Boy, have faith. Use the software you have not the software you wish you had. I use vfs day in and day out, but for animations, I use a vray platform that currently works.

Are you on 2015 64 bit SU? This should not be an issue any more if you are.

@tedvitale_cg said: Try this for just a Sketchup model. In V-Ray you can make a truly realistic version using a Refraction material layer. Just as a side note, the model I've shared wont render properly in V-Ray. Its only an example of how to illustrate aerogel in Sketchup. Nice solution! At first I thought you were just using a textured cube.

@toddakeson said: Any tips in general to render off white painted cabinetry/ millwork without getting the harsh splotches? Hi Todd, I thought it might be VRay, damn. I can't really make any recommendations based on that. I used Maxwell (unbiased), so I don't have a very strong grasp on VRay (or other biased engines for that matter) or it's settings. From what I've heard, GI settings can sometimes causes light bleeds and so forth, though I couldn't tell you what to adjust to clear them up! Sorry!

Sorry, but the V-Ray 2.0 Beta is no longer a valid License of V-Ray. For more help, please upgrade to the full licensed version V-Ray 2.0.

That would be a very warmly welcomed feature

the problems can be caused by texture of the models you imported. maybe the naming is bad and make sure don't import very heavy models. vray sketchup and sketchup just can't handle them very well.

so you suggest rendering to vrimage and then convert it... interesting. i'm gonna try it.

@andybot said: you'd need caustics and dispersion enabled. (Dispersion is where you'd set the abbe number.) You'll want to use spot lights (NOT area lights) for more effective caustics. (Area lights are too diffuse.) btw, diamond studded handles, really!? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds_on_the_Soles_of_Her_Shoes i only turned on dispersion. guess i need to turn on the caustics in the option menu to make it work. thanks for the reply. will post results if i succeed it.