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    • V Offline
      valerostudio
      last edited by

      The best free engine is Kerkythea because it is truly open source and has no limitations. I would recommend playing with Maxwell if you don't need to render high resolution images. Having your engine stay withing SketchUp is very useful and is a time saver.

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        notareal
        last edited by

        @valerostudio said:

        The best free engine is Kerkythea because it is truly open source and has no limitations. I would recommend playing with Maxwell if you don't need to render high resolution images. Having your engine stay withing SketchUp is very useful and is a time saver.

        Have to correct the "open source" part. kerkythea is free, but no open source. But there are some open source renderers (or actually GPL), if really needed; Cycles (Blender), Lux render and Mitsuba are maybe best know. Kerkythea been proven to work, so it still maybe a fine option.

        Welcome to try [Thea Render](http://www.thearender.com/), Thea support | [kerkythea.net](http://www.kerkythea.net/) -team member

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        • C Offline
          cymonguk
          last edited by

          What about indigo?

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          • pilouP Offline
            pilou
            last edited by

            @unknownuser said:

            Or does something else get the best results?

            Results are very close between all renderers! πŸ˜‰
            Another one for your collection of real free one πŸ˜„
            NOX

            by Gokhanoner

            http://static3.evermotion.org/files/EVRprfolio/001_9.jpg

            Frenchy Pilou
            Is beautiful that please without concept!
            My Little site :)

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            • Rich O BrienR Offline
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              Blender Cycles...

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              (wiki.blender.org)

              And soon it will be standalone so you will be able to render to Cycles from SketchUp if someone writes a plugin

              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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              • StinkieS Offline
                Stinkie
                last edited by

                I'd go for Kerky as well. Free, there's tutorials available (some even explicitly aimed at SU users), and they have ready-made materials to dissect as well.

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                • leonmetalowiecL Offline
                  leonmetalowiec
                  last edited by

                  I also prefer Kerkythea πŸ˜„

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                    pilou
                    last edited by

                    Mitsuba ?

                    Mitsuba Render free

                    Plugin by Taka2hata 😎

                    Frenchy Pilou
                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
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                      vpdp28121976
                      last edited by

                      For me Kerkethea is Best..... because it so easy and provide better results.

                      But

                      I need some experts support for the exterior rendering while i do stone jali and stone art wall, as i belongs to jodhpur where every next home made with stone art .. but kerkethea didn't provide me the depth of that art

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                      • pilouP Offline
                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        The more funny to use! 😎
                        Real Time SimLab Composer Lite (free : max 1920 * 1080)

                        https://s6.postimg.org/5alzuie4x/deckolor01.jpg

                        Frenchy Pilou
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