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Frederik

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

VR Creation Software & 3D Visualization Tools | SimLab Soft

Create professional VR experiences & 3D visualizations with SimLab's no-code software. VR Studio for immersive training, Composer for 3D animations. Free trial available.

SimLab Soft (www.simlab-soft.com)

It reads native SU files too

Solidseal

@plox said:

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/

downloaded the Demo .. No CUDA device found .. so it will only run on Nvidia based G-cards

Mra

Actually to be a complete geek, mental ray is actually not an Autodesk product but a "mental images" product who is owned by Nvidia. Autodesk only bundle mental ray into their apps.

Ecuadorian

For the sake of completeness, please add:

Arion
http://www.randomcontrol.com/arion

Bunkspeed Shot
http://www.bunkspeed.com/shot/

Fluid Ray (integrated in SU)
http://www.fluidray.com

Lumion
http://lumion3d.com

ShaderLight (integrated in SU)
http://www.artvps.com/

Gaieus

done

notareal

@ledisnomad, Little correction related to Thea Render, it has both biased and unbiased engines and also does work as a interactive renderer.

ledisnomad

@notareal: Duly noted! I have made that correction and re-attached it.

ledisnomad

This is a very helpful list. If I could, I think I'd buy VRay, Vue, Maxwell, and Lumion so I would have speed, natural landscapes, unbiased realism, and animations respectively. But I can't afford all that.

There's always a lot of debate over the best renderer for a certain set of critera. Would it be possible and desired to create a robust spreadsheet of these renderers to compare their features, benefits, and best uses? I've started a very simple one and will attach it. What would be the best way to allow people to collaborate on filling in the blanks and adding more information?

SURenderers.xls

jason_maranto

Here's a slight update for Maxwell with maybe a few more interesting comparative categories.

Best,
Jason.

SURenderers.xls

sketchyarchitect

maybe have the list as a wiki?

ledisnomad

What's the best way to set up a wiki, do you think?

Jim

Google Docs is very good at document collaboration - including spreadsheets.

Tinygrasshopper

Hi!
I just found this one, i'm gonna try it!

http://www.vidro-project.com/

Bryan K

@ledisnomad said:

What's the best way to set up a wiki, do you think?

If you are on, or sign on with, a good hosting company, Wiki software is included for free.

Hint: GoDaddy is not one. (I build and administer websites)

A.Lacko

I do not know if it is already written

RENDERLIGHTS

RENDERLights 1.9 - Virtual Reality for Professional Projection Solutions

(www.renderlights.com)

Cherryni

Gaieus,thanks for sharing. We're trying to use more software to create 3d renderings beside 3ds max and vray.

edited by solo (advertising)

fluid

Hi All,
We just released the first beta of FluidRay RT, our new real-time global illumination renderer.
You can check it out at http://www.fluidray.com
It's real-time, but you don't need a fancy GPU with tons of video RAM. It mostly uses the CPU and the system's main RAM.
All comments are welcome!

Regards,

Nicola