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@pixelcruncher OK, I just did some more "playing around" and here is the result.

Final result:

And here are the settings I used to get here:

Still a long way to go to get comfortable with Rayscaper but progress is one step at a time.

@majid More neat work.

@Gus-R Much improved - IMO.

@Mike-Amos Looking forward to where this goes.

Well, here is my first attempt at an external render. Many things to work on but I have to admit I am a little surprised at how this went on my first try.

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I, I figured it out………

@pilou said in Alphabet to sketch(up):

Maybe today but in 10 years ?
if the planet is still alive!

This whole environment is about drawing/designing skill OF THE USERS/PARTICIPANTS

At least that is my opinion!

@Mike-Amos nice updates/progress.

@pixelcruncher Yes, I totally agree about the windows. I did try the glass on the roof. but I did a bad job. I might find another simpler model to try to adjust the glass and then come back to this one.

Rayscaper has a ton of options which makes the learning process kind of hard at times. From that point of view, while Twilight Render may not have had as many options, the user interface, at least is some aspects was a little simpler and easier to learn. Hope you do not take this as negative comments. I do not mean it that way.

The other issue I have is that there is no way to use Rayscaper with animations. I think this is becoming very popular these days and I hope it is something you plan for the future.

Again, I really appreciate your feedback/comments.

@majid As always, very interesting!

I also have not been doing much lately. Good to see you back.

@iamlegend123456 Nice!

for the obvious question. What render software?

@ntxdave OK, here is a second try.

@nlipovac Rich, I agree. You are 100% correct (IMO).

@Emilia44 I think the simplest answer is to post a question on how to do something. You will get good answers/instructions on this forum.

@pixelcruncher said in Rayscaper Learning-Practice:

Rayscaper has a ton of options which makes the learning process kind of hard at times. From that point of view, while Twilight Render may not have had as many options, the user interface, at least is some aspects was a little simpler and easier to learn. Hope you do not take this as negative comments. I do not mean it that way.

It was not taken as negative! It's all good feedback. I understand it's not easy to use, it's something we should work on by improving the UI. But when I remember Twilight Render, it has a ton more options and features than Rayscaper. Is that not the case?

Maybe I have not done a good comparison of the two systems. I do find the UI in Twilight Render somewhat easier to comprehend and use. I will try to do some more detailed analysis and give you some more specific feedback about the features that I have found a little more complicated to use.

I am still struggling a little with is setting the scene in SketchUp so that it will produce the view I want in the render.

@ntxdave Can you clarify so I understand better and see how we can improve this?

You should be able to match the exact view you have in SketchUp in Rayscaper:

I have tried this option but had some problems when dropping the HDRI background and matching it to my model. Again, I will do some more experimenting and try to be more specific.

@tuna1957
Take a look at Sketchfab or depending on your SU License, you can look at Trimble Connect (saving a model and then showing it on a web page via a Trimble Connect shared link.

@pixelcruncher Some good answers (IMO) Thomas.

As for the start/stop buttons, again IMO, I think you should have to click the start button before Rayscaper starts rendering. There are times when you want to make some settings, like the HDRI background and making some material selections/settings and camera/FOV and maybe some lighting settings, before you start rendering. Again, just IMO.

Looking forward to your next update(s).

OK, that works and I will do some more "playing around".

Some more "playing around" and working with the feedback I get.

@pixelcruncher said in Rayscaper Learning-Practice:

@ntxdave

The render result not appearing is definitely a bug. Will post an update on that tomorrow. Sorry about that. Anyone else seeing the same issue?

On the HDRI image thumbnail, there’s a heart ️ icon in the top-left corner you can click to favorite an HDRI.

OK, Sorry, I did not see the heart before. I just did it and yes it was moved to the Favorites tab. A suggestion might be to make the heart icon with the HDRI image look like the one in your post.