Rayscaper New Releases

Rich O Brien

Thomas was is aware of the incompatibility with 2025.

pixelcruncher

Hey, Rayscaper users!

Another release!

Rayscaper 0.9.44 Beta is available in the SketchUcation store. More fixes and improvements. As always, I recommend upgrading to the latest version.

What Changed?

Added support for SketchUp 2025.
Fixed energy loss in glass materials, which previously caused them to appear too dark.
Made asset thumbnail size configurable via the settings dialog.
Fixed reloading of SketchUp materials in Rayscaper.
Fixed light emission issues with HDRI environments.
Removed the 1000×1000 pixel resolution limit for the free version.

The asset thumbnail size is configured via the settings dialog:

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 will help me showcase its capabilities to new users.

Happy Rendering!

pixelcruncher

@sashapepperspray said in Rayscaper New Releases:

@pixelcruncher Hello, I have downloaded sketchup 2025 and rayscaper doesn't work, it just says idle and doesn't render, (and do you have plans to incorporate sketchup's pbr materials into rayscaper's materials?) thanks

SketchUp 2025 is now supported in version 0.9.44 Beta. Let me know if there are any issues.

I plan to map SketchUp's PBR material to Rayscaper's PBR material in one of the upcoming releases.

Cheers,
Thomas

sashapepperspray

@pixelcruncher Thanks, it works

Krass

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,

Krass

that's fine, but I had to delete the rayscaper files in the hidden folders and in the sketchup plugins too. that's great, it'll let me look at the texture previews in detail on my laptop...., which has a high-definition screen, and I needed a magnifying glass...

Krass

and thank you for removing the pixel resolution limitation

pixelcruncher

@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?

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

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

Krass

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

Krass

![@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

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

Krass

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

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

pixelcruncher

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

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!

majid

Those renders are lovely!

Krass

Great!
Thank you!

majid

@pixelcruncher I DMed you, do you mind checking it please?

Krass

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

pixelcruncher

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

majid

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?