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Edson

What is the best render to use in OS X?
Just recently convertet to OS X and don't want to switch over to XP to use V-Ray all the time I want to render something...
So what render is best for me? I am looking for something as good as V-Ray and not to difficult to use.

Thanks in advance for the replies...

i would not venture to state which one is the best (what is best for me is not necessarily best for you), but the following apps definitely run on mac os x:
cheetah
podium
kerkythea
artlantis
lightup
idx renditioner
vray (coming soon)

Sir

currently lux render doesnt have an exporter for sketchup

VolcolUK

I wouldnt neccessarily say that iClone is a rendering program. Its a 3D animation program, I know because I make props for their movies (with sketchup). Here is one of my own short animations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmAvdIATiE (sketchup model).

Its useful (ish) as a rendering software though the results tend to vary.

iClone Sketchup render

Frederik

And now you can add Twilight render...

remus

Done.

Pg09

Never mind, i found the other thread.

lachlan

It would be nice if each renderer entry showed whether or not it's free.

pibuz

Hi guys!
I suggest you change the price under "Fryrender": at the moment it's 795€, not 395€.
This could be misleading.

bobr

Luminova Conductor - iray for SketchUp

Youtube Video

remus

That looks ace Im sure that'll have a lot of people clamouring.

Frederik

@bobr said:

Luminova Conductor - iray for SketchUp
Youtube Video

Please note that the video has been removed from YouTube...

PLOX

Here's one that's missing

The new Octane Render (fully interactive, node based, unbiased render on GPU, 15x faster than CPU unbiased renderers)
99 euros, free demo, Windows / Linux / OSX

Currently supporting OBJ only
WILL SUPPORT COLLADA SOON WOOP

And animation also

http://www.refractivesoftware.com/

D-space

Not posted I guess!

http://keyshot.com/

The main highlight will probably be the introduction of new V2 or Keyshot2 version which is still under Beta.
Even for new Shots, with lots of new feature, and I heard there will be unbiased preset as well.
So pretty interesting

9fly

OCtane render. Unbias and runs over GPU. Can smoke Maxwell and Fryrender to dust.

http://www.refractivesoftware.com/index.php

chriscook

Hi guys, Have any of you used Shaderlight? Just found a beta on their
website after seeing some world cup stadium renders in the gallery and
was wondering if anyone has given it a go.

11zulu

Hiya All

I have seen no mention of :

mitsuba renderer, those interested might want to head over to http://www.mitsuba-renderer.org/.

Laters

Frederik

@11zulu said:

I have seen no mention of :

Guess you didn't make a search then...
You can see it mentioned in the Extensions & Applications Discussions section in the Mitsuba Physically Based Render...

Reason why you don't see it in this list is most likely because there's no exporters developed between Mitsuba render and SU...

pyroluna

sweet. but no one's using sketchup is going to profit from the specific strength of that engine: Nurbs. Still, it's nice for something like Rhino

l.frisken

@frederik said:

@11zulu said:

I have seen no mention of :

Guess you didn't make a search then...
You can see it mentioned in the Extensions & Applications Discussions section in the Mitsuba Physically Based Render...

Reason why you don't see it in this list is most likely because there's no exporters developed between Mitsuba render and SU...

I'm pretty sure mitsuba extensively uses the collada format for its scene intake, which I would call support for sketchup, wouldn't you? Plus it's fast becoming popular.

marleus

I'd like to put the Simlab Composer to the list too

http://www.simlab-soft.com/

It reads native SU files too