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    • J
      JGA
      last edited by

      You seem to have a good basis with Podium & Vue. Perhaps you need to upgrade your PC?
      If you have a 64 OS, it may be an idea to have a renderer separate from SKUP, as it remains a 32 bit application - which also limits the built in renderer package.

      Regards,
      JGA

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        jman0war
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        @jga said:

        You seem to have a good basis with Podium & Vue. Perhaps you need to upgrade your PC?
        If you have a 64 OS, it may be an idea to have a renderer separate from SKUP, as it remains a 32 bit application - which also limits the built in renderer package.

        Ah ok, i didn't realize that.

        Thing is, it would take a very long time to setup my scenes in Vue.
        I want to omit the whole - exporting my model and all the nuances involved like triangulating faces, re-naming texture files etc.
        If I could model in SU, and render there too, that would be best.

        I won't be going with SUPodium, while I had the very original first release, it's just not perfect way too slow.

        I haven't used VRAY, what about that Kerkythea?
        Can i render my scenes without exporting etc?
        Then add detail into my modeland render again?

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        • jiminy-billy-bobJ
          jiminy-billy-bob
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          With Vray, everything is done inside SU. You can even render with 64bit without leaving SU.

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          • jiminy-billy-bobJ
            jiminy-billy-bob
            last edited by

            Thea also seems very powerfull, though I haven't deeply tried it.
            Octane seems promising, but it has not been released yet.

            25% off Skatter for SketchUcation Premium Members

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            • StinkieS
              Stinkie
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              @jman0war said:

              I won't be going with SUPodium, while I had the very original first release, it's just not perfect way too slow.

              Try the latest version. I am confident you'll be surprised.

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                jman0war
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                @jiminy-billy-bob said:

                With Vray, everything is done inside SU. You can even render with 64bit without leaving SU.

                Sounds and looks great, but $835.00 is way, way too much to spend.

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                • pilouP
                  pilou
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                  Mitsuba it's free ! 😄

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

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                  • mitcorbM
                    mitcorb
                    last edited by

                    Hello:
                    Here is a listing you may not have seen:
                    http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=81%26amp;t=3220#p15472

                    Or, here:
                    http://sketchuprendering.com/

                    I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                      jman0war
                      last edited by

                      Mitsuba looks interesting.
                      But it looks a little crude yet.

                      Fake Grass via Motion Blur is a cool and creative solution, but I remain a little unconvinced.
                      Do you know of any large renderings of outdoor architectural scenes where I can see the results?

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                      • KrisidiousK
                        Krisidious
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                        I don't do any paid renders and I'm not very good at it... But I can tell you which one I've been wanting. Thea Presto.

                        http://www.thearender.com/cms/index.php/plugins/thea-for-sketchup.html

                        By: Kristoff Rand
                        Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                          jman0war
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                          @krisidious said:

                          I don't do any paid renders and I'm not very good at it... But I can tell you which one I've been wanting. Thea Presto.

                          http://www.thearender.com/cms/index.php/plugins/thea-for-sketchup.html

                          Sure, but you have to export the model.
                          That's exactly the step i'm looking to omit.

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                          • KrisidiousK
                            Krisidious
                            last edited by

                            Are any of them truly, actually inside sketchup? What's the problem with exporting? are you on freemake?

                            By: Kristoff Rand
                            Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                            • soloS
                              solo
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                              @jman0war said:

                              @krisidious said:

                              I don't do any paid renders and I'm not very good at it... But I can tell you which one I've been wanting. Thea Presto.

                              http://www.thearender.com/cms/index.php/plugins/thea-for-sketchup.html

                              Sure, but you have to export the model.
                              That's exactly the step i'm looking to omit.

                              No you do not, I use Thea 100% in SU, never export to studio.

                              http://www.solos-art.com

                              If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                              • andybotA
                                andybot
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                                @krisidious said:

                                Are any of them truly, actually inside sketchup? What's the problem with exporting? are you on freemake?

                                Kris - is Presto inside SU - as opposed to Thea which has that studio thing? Or does Presto have to export to a studio as well? I am assuming jman0war is referring to a manual export process - where it's possible to make changes in an external studio that are not necessarily transferred back to SU.

                                Edit: I see Pete has answered...

                                http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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                                • KrisidiousK
                                  Krisidious
                                  last edited by

                                  Yeah, I'm talking about Thea Presto, not Thea standalone.

                                  By: Kristoff Rand
                                  Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                                  • HieruH
                                    Hieru
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                                    @jman0war said:

                                    Sure, but you have to export the model.
                                    That's exactly the step i'm looking to omit.

                                    The exporting mentioned on the Thea for Sketchup page is simply an option to export to Thea Studio.

                                    There is no need to export and you can use Thea without leaving Sketchup - just as you can with Vray, Twighlight or the other integrated rendering software.

                                    www.davidhier.co.uk

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                                      jman0war
                                      last edited by

                                      Really?
                                      I did not pick up on that when I browsed their website.
                                      The renders look great.

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                                      • J
                                        jman0war
                                        last edited by

                                        @krisidious said:

                                        Are any of them truly, actually inside sketchup? What's the problem with exporting? are you on freemake?

                                        The problem with exporting is that I get people looking at a render and then wanting additional changes.
                                        Changes that require going back into Sketchup and then having to re-export.

                                        So a solution whereby I can do it all in SU would be best for me.

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                                        • jeff hammondJ
                                          jeff hammond
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                                          @jman0war said:

                                          The problem with exporting is that I get people looking at a render and then wanting additional changes.
                                          Changes that require going back into Sketchup and then having to re-export.

                                          So a solution whereby I can do it all in SU would be best for me.

                                          maybe look at maxwell for sketchup

                                          http://www.maxwellrender.com/products/maxwell_for_sketchup

                                          they offer a free version then the licensed version is $99

                                          dotdotdot

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                                          • pbacotP
                                            pbacot
                                            last edited by

                                            What renderers do two point perspective and orthagonal views (for Mac --not iRender)?

                                            MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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