Free rendering software(s) for Sketchup

altap

Hi,

I would like to know what rendering softwares are still free for sketchup?

AFAIK, Indigo, Kerkythea, are no longer free...

thanks you in advance.

Rich O Brien

Kerkythea is still free and there's even an update coming

pilou

The integrated SU2yafaray

notareal

@altap said:

Hi,

I would like to know what rendering softwares are still free for sketchup?

AFAIK, Indigo, Kerkythea, are no longer free...

thanks you in advance.

Maybe you have mixed with Thea Render (from the Kerkythea developer), but Kerkythea is still free (and remains so), like said before, and a update is on the road.

altap

Thanks everyone for your answers.

Happy to know that kerkethea is still free and that it'll be updated.

Pilou, I havn't heard about Yafaray for sketchup before, it seems a pretty good renderer too.

Thanks again.

JGA

Kerkythea is a good package, with an excellent bunch of experts who are very helpful on the forum. For those who know how to use it will provide superb results & decent output for the rest of us!
If you want pay a little money, Twilight Render provides an easier front end to the Kerkythea engine, with a template based workflow.

Never tried, but there is a plugin for the POV-RAY rendering package created by Didier Bur http://rld.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_su2pov.php. I see the POV-Ray package bundled with engineers lighting calculation software.

Gaieus

@jga said:

Kerkythea is a good package, with an excellent bunch of experts who are very helpful on the forum. For those who know how to use it will provide superb results & decent output for the rest of us!
If you want pay a little money, Twilight Render provides an easier front end to the Kerkythea engine, with a template based workflow...

Indeed Kerky is a great application and with Twilight, it is a great combo for even the rendering illiterates like myself.

pilou

You can also try the new free Autodesk 123D
It can reload a skp file and have yet something for a neat render in simple space
then...

@unknownuser said:

on of the next releases will include a photo realistic real time renderer using HDRi.

by Thomas Heermann Product Manager ADSK

mozzie

two more
LuxRender http://www.luxrender.net/
There is an Su2Lux plugin, and some users in these forums.

Mitsuba http://www.mitsuba-renderer.org/
uses DAE Collada format, but very much beta, and no recent updates.

All have relatively steep learning curves, though.

garystan

**altap :

         There ARE no  F R E E rendering plugins for Sketchup.  The prices start at $150 on up to $1000.   Out of curiosity, I checked myself.  Sorry to bust your bubble.

                                                          garystan**

garystan

Rich O'Brien :

         Read my reply to altap on that question.

                                      garystan

JQL

Check again...

jeff hammond

@garystan

try this:
http://www.kerkythea.net

also, fwiw, this thread is 3.5 years old.

JGA

Twilight Render v2 Hobby is now a fully featured free product, with a inexpensive upgrade to the full Pro version. Well worth trying.

Dave R

@garystan said:

**altap :

         There ARE no  F R E E rendering plugins for Sketchup.  The prices start at $150 on up to $1000.   Out of curiosity, I checked myself.  Sorry to bust your bubble.

                                                          garystan**

You need to do a better check before you post.

Box

Perhaps now that your post has been shown to be wrong you might take a leaf out of your own book and...

@garystan said:

Everyone here is outright lying, stating that it WILL. I can provide the proof, unless these chickenshits don't have the balls to step up to the plate and admit they're wrong !!!!!!!

I don't forget much.

hellnbak

@box said:

Perhaps now that your post has been shown to be wrong you might take a leaf out of your own book and...

@garystan said:

Everyone here is outright lying, stating that it WILL. I can provide the proof, unless these chickenshits don't have the balls to step up to the plate and admit they're wrong !!!!!!!

I don't forget much.

Well said