Hello all ! new user to Google Sketchup seeking advice

Rich O Brien

Hi,

Twilight

ShaderLight

Podium

Renditioner

All offer trials and are easy to get started with.

Rich

fasteddy

Thanks Rich,

Do any of them contain "decent" tutorials ?

Rich O Brien

Well, I use Twilight and they've a great forum with really helpful members and lots of test scenes, materials and tutorials

It's also super easy to use and supports HDR's, IES lighting etc

pilou

You have also the easy SimLabComposer Rendering

fasteddy

Cheers Rich, will look into it now!

fasteddy

Cheers Pilou, I will look into all to see what best suits!

charly2008

Hi,

Do not forget to Kerkythea

Rich O Brien

That's an inexpensive and good option but...

@unknownuser said:

some basic Rendering

...it does have a learning curve considerably steeper than the others options

fasteddy

I am downloading Twilight atm, will start playing around with it this weekend.

I have attached a SU file of a basic ring which I want to render.

S03.skp

Rich O Brien

To get accurate results rendering you need to follow real world dimensions. Also the inner surface of your ring has missing faces. These should be healed to create 'solid' object.

Happy rendering

fasteddy

So just scale down the model ?

And is can briefly describe healing?

cotty

Have a look at Indigo Renderer too!
Cotty

fasteddy

So many choices!

TIG

There are some unneeded faces right inside the rings - look using a section-cut.
There are also some faces missing - draw over an edge and see it it 'heals' it with a new face [it might also make unwanted internal faces again - simply select the unwanted face[s] + delete key to remove those...].
Make sure that 'front' faces look outwards and the inner faces are the rear 'bluish' ones...

cotty

@tig said:

look using a section-cut...

Nice trick to find unwanted internal faces with the ability to select them. Thanks!
Is there a plugin which deletes internal faces of a complex model automatically?

Cotty

Gaieus

@cotty said:

Is there a plugin which deletes internal faces of a complex model automatically?

Here is one: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=92295#p92295

And here is your ring quick-rendered in Twilight.

cotty

@gaieus said:

Here is one: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=92295#p92295

Thank you!