What is the Best Free Sketch-Up 7 Rendering Plugin

artisan

I am using Sketch-Up 7 and I would like to konw what is the best free rendering plugin or stand alone program for Sketch-Up 7 (free edition).

If I don't find a free one than I might be fored to outsource the work.

pilou

The more easy directly interfaced are
Kerkythea (Stand alone also) (free)
or the very more easy Podium with restriction 500*500 in free (plugin)

Burkhard

...or the unbiased Indigo Render

remus

If youve got a lot of time and need short learning curve indigo is the way to go.

If you need your render done quickly kerkythea is probably a better option. Theres loads of tutorials available to get you started, as well.

artisan

Thanks a lot for the suggestions. And these can work with Sketch-Up (not just the Pro version) right?

remus

Yes, they all work with both the pro and free versions of sketchup.

xrok1

indigo is alot easier to use and you get better results with much less effort IMO. 9 times out of 10 you can get a great render with the click of a button. be propared to wait overnight for the results though.

rcossoli

Free
kerkythea
indigo...
standalone
fry render
kerkythea
maxwell...
free and standalone??
kerkythea the best choice

artisan

Thanks everyone for the tips. And thanks for the heads up about the rendering time. I thought that only applied to renders for 3D's MAX and Maya.

honoluludesktop

IDX renditioner, Podium, Kerkythea, and the Su2Pov3 plugin (if your OS is Windows based) for Pov-Ray. All have their good, and bad points. It also depends on what you are primarily interested in rendering.

Frederik

@honoluludesktop said:

IDX renditioner, Podium, Kerkythea, and the Su2Pov3 plugin (if your OS is Windows based) for Pov-Ray.

Kerkythea and Podium are available for Mac...

honoluludesktop

Sorry for the misunderstanding, but I was only referring to the Su2Pov3 system.