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    • K Offline
      Krass
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      and thank you for removing the pixel resolution limitation

      Krass

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      • pixelcruncherP Offline
        pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Krass
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        @Krass said in Rayscaper New Releases:

        Hello, Pixelcruncher,
        I updated the rbz from sketchucation, but I don't have this option to choose the thumbnail size.(very good improvement)
        But I didn't uninstall rayscaper before reinstalling,

        Hey @Krass ,

        Can you check the version you are running?

        6313345e-1802-497c-9303-a9c65ed9570b-image.png

        If it's 0.9.44 or higher, you should be able to configure the thumbnails via the settings dialog:

        f95e28cb-8c69-48e5-878b-3c7a6eeafc2a-image.png

        After updating the plugin in SketchUp, a restart of SketchUp is required. Otherwise, you will continue to run the older version of Rayscaper.

        Regards,
        Thomas

        I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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        • K Offline
          Krass
          last edited by

          Hello, thomas,
          sorry for the late reply
          I will try to answer tonight

          Krass

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            Krass @Krass
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            rays.png ![@Krass](image url)
            I've stopped rendering for now, I'm stuck with this problematic project that I sent you screenshots of. These spots in the shadows
            raycap.png

            Krass

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            • pixelcruncherP Offline
              pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Krass
              last edited by pixelcruncher

              @Krass I'm looking into this, and the other bugs you reported. Will provide an update soon.

              To confirm, is this the only scene where you see the black smears (taches)? Or are there other scenes where you are seeing the same thing?

              Cheers,
              Thomas

              I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                Krass
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                Helo Thomas,
                Yes, other renderings have the same problem, but I remember that this one down below didn't pose any problems even though the light sources were significantly less powerful. Maybe further away?
                https://jskup.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/loft-cuisine-grise-web.jpg

                Krass

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                  Krass
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                  Hello, with better settings (transparent shadows) and a little cleaning (5 mn, photoshop), another render, I am very satisfied with it
                  https://jskup.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/rendu-9.48.jpg

                  Krass

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                  • pixelcruncherP Offline
                    pixelcruncher Extension Creator
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                    Hey, Rayscaper users!

                    Another release!

                    Rayscaper 0.9.50 Beta is available in the SketchUcation store. More fixes and improvements. As always, I recommend upgrading to the latest version.

                    What Changed?

                    • Bring back the transparency shadows option for the glass material. This option makes the glass material invisible to
                      shadow rays, allowing direct light to pass through the glass. This is useful for allowing direct light through glass
                      in indoor scenes.
                    • Add extra logging to help diagnose failed installations.
                    • Cyrillic glyph support: The user interface now supports Cyrillic characters.
                    • Improved pixel filtering: Fixed an issue where edges appeared overly jagged with the default settings.
                    • Enhanced texture sliders: Scale and translation sliders now have more intuitive ranges.

                    Help me build the community πŸ‘

                    If you like Rayscaper, please share your renders (final or work-in-progress, it doesn't matter)! This is motivating and will help me showcase its capabilities to new users.

                    Happy Rendering!

                    I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                      majid
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                      Those renders are lovely!

                      My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                      • K Offline
                        Krass
                        last edited by

                        Great!
                        Thank you!

                        Krass

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                        • majidM Offline
                          majid @pixelcruncher
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                          @pixelcruncher I DMed you, do you mind checking it please?

                          My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                          • K Offline
                            Krass
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                            I notice that your new default HDRI map intensity settings are excellent, almost no adjustments needed, it's a huge improvement

                            Krass

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                            • pixelcruncherP Offline
                              pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Krass
                              last edited by

                              @Krass Great to hear that! Still more good stuff coming.

                              I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                majid
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                                How may I share a "carpaint" material pack?
                                If it is easier to make it in another app and share (online or locally) or use the RS?
                                How may I set a castum "preview" for the materials? If it is possible to change the "internal" material test scene?

                                My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                                • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                  Rich O Brien Moderator
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                                  @majid

                                  If you go to C:\Users\SomeName\AppData\Roaming\Rayscaper\UserAssets you will find the custom materials you have made zipped.

                                  If you unzipped you will see the preview image. If you change that image and zip it making sure to delete the original zip and name the new one the same you get custom icons.

                                  image.png

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

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                                  • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                    pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                                    last edited by

                                    Back from a holiday, but whatever Rich says makes sense πŸ™‚

                                    I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                      Krass
                                      last edited by

                                      hello,
                                      I thought I read above that Rayscaper had become free, exactly I read that there was no longer a limitation on rendering size. Thank you for confirming this.

                                      Krass

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                                      • Mike AmosM Offline
                                        Mike Amos @Krass
                                        last edited by

                                        @Krass

                                        Not heard that and frankly it is nonsensical.
                                        Rayscaper is being developed by one very hard working human being in his off work hours.

                                        You need to be very careful when using the internet for information, spelling and slight word differences can lead you right up the garden path into the manure pile.

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                                        • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                          pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                                          last edited by

                                          To clarify, Rayscaper is commercial software. A license costs $99 or $74.99 for SketchUcation users.

                                          You can use Rayscaper for free, but then it has a watermark over the render. I removed the limitation on rendering size, as I didn't want to spend my energy on crippling the experience in the free version. I still want you to have a great experience, even with the free version, in the hope that that can convince you to support the work and buy a license (which you both did, so thanks for that!). And if you don't want to buy the license, that's cool too.

                                          I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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

                                            @pixelcruncher is hard at work crushing bugs and adding quality of life stuff for the next release....

                                            Interior render using Rayscaper for SketchUp no denoising

                                            Above was 5000 samples at 2k resolution on a 4080 card with no denoising in 14.5mins

                                            Below was 500 samples at 2k resolution on a 4080 card with denoising in 1.5mins

                                            Interior render using Rayscaper for SketchUp with denoising

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

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