Hi Guys,

I am having an issue with my animator rendering stage its taking far to long and I am wondering what it is that I am doing wrong. I am currently using Thea Render as I saw people have said its worked for them but before I tried Vray which took way longer. The rendering is saying it will take around 164+ hours for a 31.7s video with 795 frames and from other posts that I have come across with more frames and longer video time they have got it done for much less. If anyone one has a suggestion as to what setting I should have to bring down the time or anything else I would really appreciate the help. I am new to the Sketchup scene so really lost as how to sort this out on my own.

I will try to attach some pictures of the rendering I might have too many frames perhaps.
There are 795 frames and on my first try it generated 108 frames but it glitched and stopped working it took 40 mins for each frame I believe. The issue has been even worse on other tries you can see from the pictures. Is there any other rendering software that you can recommend as this project was not meant to take this long.

Thank you for your speedy reply and help.

At least now you know it can go on for more than 13 hours lol. Very new to Sketchup, VRay and Animator so wasn't really sure what I can get from it. If you can make any recommendation in terms of what settings I should set my Vray rending or something I should do in Animator because I just need a simple rendered version of my animation. I think there is an issue perhaps with Sketchup 2021, Animator and Vray working together because I have the lowest setting and the amount of time its taking is far to long for a 31.7s clip. I would be very grateful if you could help me find a solution to this problem as I do enjoy the plugin.

Hi guys,

I am having issues to generate my videos in Animator I am using Sketchup Pro 2021 and VRay 5. I have no idea what the issue is I have tried the whole of last week but I only get to 14% of maximum so far. The first couple of frames render but randomly stops rending. I am doing the rendering with vray at low quality but ideally would love it to be at medium and the animation is about 31.7 seconds max. If someone can help me I would really appreciate it.

@fredo6 said:

@khulaifa said:

I am fairly new to the Sketchup scene and I am now looking into making a video that is energy industry focused so need I to make it convey gases/water moving I thought I could do this by using section animations but not sure how to on animator.

In Animator, section planes can be animated in the Movement Apparition. You may want to have a look at this video.

I really appreciate you reaching back out so quickly and amazing plugin even for a beginner such as myself.

Hi Guys,

I am fairly new to the Sketchup scene and I am now looking into making a video that is energy industry focused so need I to make it convey gases/water moving I thought I could do this by using section animations but not sure how to on animator. I would appreciate any form of help or advice on tackling this, I have attached a link of a video of what I’m trying to achieve starting from 21 seconds where the water is going through the pipe.