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    • pixelcruncherP Offline
      pixelcruncher Extension Creator
      last edited by

      Hey, Rayscaper users!

      Another release!

      Rayscaper 0.9.64 Beta is available in the SketchUcation store. As
      always, I recommend upgrading to the latest version.

      What Changed?

      • Fix weird artifacts in the interactive render viewport.
      • Fix the upside-down images when saving.
      • Add transmission support for the PBR material. This makes it possible to create glass or liquid materials with the PBR material.
      • Fix a regression when renaming light components. Rayscaper lights should now correctly use the name of their SketchUp
        light component again.
      • Fix glass rendering, when multiple glass surfaces overlapped, Rayscaper would render them too dark.
      • Fix the render timer in the viewport. It will stop counting when the render is paused or finished.

      Help Me Build the Community 👍

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

      Follow me on Twitter.

      Happy Rendering!

      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

        thanks Pix, but no change for the lights component name with this version 9.64 If I rename the lights componant all lights go down

        Krass

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        • pixelcruncherP Offline
          pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Krass
          last edited by

          @Krass, just as a sanity check, you are not changing the name right, and not the component definition name?

          40df0bca-e5d2-4aba-a329-14b242af87d8-image.png

          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

            ok, sorry, Indeed, I changed the component name and the instance name... thanks. Perfect, I'll test it.
            However, I don't understand. I set the HDR definition to 8k, and it seems that it doesn't take this definition into account. I'll redo the rendering after downloading the map from the site.
            alt.jpg

            Krass

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            • K Offline
              Krass
              last edited by

              before/after: rayscaper project/Nano banana+Magnific upscale

              1web.jpg

              1upweb.jpg

              3web.jpg

              3upweb.jpg

              Krass

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              • Mike AmosM Offline
                Mike Amos
                last edited by

                You are THE man, Sir. I am in awe of your rendering talents. Unless they are photographs in which case. Pptttttttttttttttttht!

                Change a thing and you get a call from sister carol. Not something for the faint hearted.....

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                • pixelcruncherP Offline
                  pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Krass
                  last edited by

                  @Krass

                  To clarify, updating the PolyHaven HDRI size will change the size of the textures after a restart:

                  1b51425b-802f-40de-a857-47ed841b52c8-image.png

                  I will not update the HDRI images/textures you are currently using in your scene. You can check the actual size here, but I should also display the HDRI size more prominently in the UI.

                  268661f9-7022-4bed-946b-d74e09cba0da-image.png

                  If you want to use the larger size, reapply the HDRI later.

                  I hope that clarifies things!

                  Regards,
                  Thomas

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

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                  • pixelcruncherP Offline
                    pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Krass
                    last edited by

                    @Krass Wow, that's jaw-dropping. Congratulations. Great work!

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

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                    • K Offline
                      Krass @pixelcruncher
                      last edited by Krass

                      Mike Amos Thanks,
                      I'll have a hard time understanding your joke "Change one thing and you get a call from Sister Carol. Not something for the faint-hearted..." because I'm French and my level of English is limited. But thank you for this feedback.
                      It's true that the result of "arranged" renderings ends up producing standardized photographic images (I'm thinking of this couple in this image; it looks like an advertising brochure for real estate development), but it's perfect for my clients.
                      I'm very happy, thanks to AI, to be able to use Rayscaper as a complete rendering engine (characters and vegetation). I find the quality of the rendering engine equal to Vray, but simpler.

                      Krass

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                      • K Offline
                        Krass @Krass
                        last edited by Krass

                        pixelcruncher
                        Thanks for the details
                        In truth, I think I'm on the wrong line for the choice of HDRI size definition. I'm confusing it with the size of the textures... sorry for the messages above

                        Krass

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                          Krass
                          last edited by Krass

                          Here's a version with an HDRI map background
                          But I'm trying to make a "studio" render for a friend, and Sketchup crashes when I change the image resolution during rendering. I set it to 300x400 and double-scaled it twice, and it crashed both times. Should I send a crash report?
                          https://jskup.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rocking-chair-3-Phil94.jpg

                          Krass

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                            Krass
                            last edited by Rich O Brien

                            I paused the rendering and changed the definition, and it didn't crash... "studio" version raw rayscaper
                            alt text

                            Krass

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                            • pixelcruncherP Offline
                              pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Krass
                              last edited by

                              @Krass said in Rayscaper New Releases:

                              Here's a version with an HDRI map background
                              But I'm trying to make a "studio" render for a friend, and Sketchup crashes when I change the image resolution during rendering. I set it to 300x400 and double-scaled it twice, and it crashed both times. Should I send a crash report?
                              https://jskup.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rocking-chair-3-Phil94.jpg

                              Making sure I understood you correctly. Just changing the resolution (of the rendered image) in Rayscaper made the software crash?

                              @Krass said in Rayscaper New Releases:

                              I paused the rendering and changed the definition, and it didn't crash... "studio" version raw rayscaper
                              alt text

                              Nice render, it doesn't seem to have the correct tags in the forum post because the picture is not visible for me immediately.

                              cb84e614-eb7f-489d-a0fa-750af95ed8b2-image.png

                              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, yes, as I can remember

                                Krass

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