@Mike-Amos If you try to pick the material for these UFOs what happens?

@Mike-Amos Good stuff! Coming along nicely.

@Krass Can you e-mail or DM me this scene so I can have a look? Thanks!

@Krass said in Rayscaper New Releases:

Hi,
I just installed version 9.7.0. I'm testing with a new file, a cube that I place on a "cube" tag.
If I hide the cube tag, Sketchup crashes.

@Krass said in Rayscaper New Releases:

if i open an existing model and launch Rayscaper and reveal a hidden tag sketchup crashes

Hey @Krass

I'm not following your workflow. What do you mean by placing on a "cube" tag? Do you create the cube and then tag it or do something else first? Would be great if you could send me a quick screen recording or some screenshots of your workflow.

Cheers,
Thomas

@Krass said in Rayscaper New Releases:

Hello, Pixelcruncher,
I'have installed RS 9.6.9
I'm testing it. When I hide a SU tag it stays visible. The only way seems to Hide a group so that it will not be visible. So: we can't use Hide/reveal Tags?

Visibility should work with tags and tag folders. Maybe you hit a bug, can you provide me with a screen recording, or a scene where I can reproduce this behavior?

SketchUp_6mMdsz4irP.mp4

Hey, Rayscaper users!

Rayscaper 0.9.72 Beta is available. You can get it via the SketchUcation store.

I recommend upgrading to the latest version.

What Changed?

• Rayscaper now supports direct integration with the Skatter plugin. Render-only Skatter data can now be ingested directly from Skatter, bypassing the
  SketchUp viewport. This offloads complex instancing and geometry handling to Rayscaper, keeping SketchUp responsive and lightweight during rendering.
  Perfect for large vegetation or scattering setups — just hit render and let Rayscaper handle the heavy lifting. (@ntxdave Thanks for connecting me with the Skatter people).
• Bugfix: push/pull geometry would not properly propagate to Rayscaper.
• Fix Rayscaper for SketchUp 2024, caused by a breaking change in the SketchUp SDK. Note: Going forward, Rayscaper will only support the latest three
  SketchUp releases because now that it's for sure that the SDK is not backwards compatible, it's too much overhead for me to maintain more versions. The
  current version supports: SketchUp 2026, SketchUp 2025 & SketchUp 2024.
• Make materials assigned to a SketchUp group or component instance work again. cc: @sashapepperspray

Here's a screenshot of a simple forest I created using Skatter:

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Thomas

Hey folks,

Sorry for the late replies. It was a bad weekend to go on a trip. — I assumed that the build I posted fixed the crash just before I left. Will post an updated build here ASAP.

@pixelcruncher any update on when the material inheritance is going to be fixed?

Will try to do that in the release after this one. The next one will be a hotfix for the crashes users encountered.

Need a revert version button.

Agreed, but it's not that simple to do with a SketchUp extension. I will make downloads of older releases available on the Rayscaper website. Stay tuned.

OK, hover the cursor over the sketchup icon on the task bar, right click on the Rayscaper window and maximise. The render window will not open elsewise.

Thanks for the workaround. I will fix it.

Cheers,
Thomas

Hey, Rayscaper users!

Another release!

Rayscaper 0.9.69 Beta is available in the SketchUcation store. As
always, I recommend upgrading to the latest version.

What Changed?

• Fix a crash when scrolling the asset browser. - @Krass can you let me know if this version behaves better for you?

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Happy Rendering!

@Krass Great renders! Glad you found a workaround. That computer screen looks believable to me.

https://www.krea.ai/image

You render it grainy in a low res, and then let it upscale? Or do you enhance the images in other ways with AI?

BTW, I found the issue, will post a fix shortly. The crash occurs when you load too many thumbnails in the asset browser.

Cheers,
Thomas

@Mike-Amos Very nice render!

Hey guys,

Looking into the crashes.

Hello, if I leave Rayscaper open and import a texture directly onto a face (with the import tool) it crashes

Was this on the first texture, or after multiple imports?

I can't create an emissive material with an image, if I increase the power the image disappears and the texture is white. I can't make a monitor screen. Can someone help me?

Currently, Rayscaper doesn't support emission with a texture. Which image are you talking about? Maybe a screenshot of your setup helps me understand it better.

Another crash when reopening RS and trying to apply a texture

Looking into the crashes, I think (I hope) I found the root cause.

I understand the frustrations, and I appreciate your help in making the software a lot better!

Cheers,
Thomas

@Mike-Amos Version 0.9.68 is out now, can you confirm that it fixes the crash you saw earlier today? Thanks!

@Mike-Amos Thank for reporting. Sorry about that!

I can reproduce the crash on minimizing, not on closing the Rayscaper window, though. Working on a fix.

Amazing!

I created a hotfix for a crash and updated to version 0.9.68 Beta - please ensure you get that one.

Hey, Rayscaper users!

A new release, with some cool stuff!

Rayscaper 0.9.68 Beta is available in the SketchUcation store. As
I recommend upgrading to the latest version.

What Changed?

• Support for SketchUp 2026.
• Draw overlays for the lights in the viewport. This allows the user to select the lights in the viewport directly. You can enable
  or disable the overlay in the viewport toolbar.
• Save the layout and position of the Rayscaper window between sessions. You can reset the layout via the menu "File >
  Reset Window Layout".
• Fix a crash when minimizing the Rayscaper window.

Here's the light overlay feature in action:

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Happy Rendering!

Hey @kacper7

I'm the creator of Rayscaper, a render program: https://rayscaper.com/ - How easy is it with your software to inpaint things or edit the render without actually changing the mood of the render? I see people here on the forum using Rayscaper render and then using ComfyUI to add people or vegetation. I'm not well-versed in AI models per se, but I see you offer API integration. So I wonder if I could use that to sprinkle some AI features on top of my own software.

See for example this post: https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1616622

Cheers,
Thomas

Are you thinking of adding node-based material authoring to Rayscaper?

Maybe... - I was more thinking in the line of adding MaterialX imports so that users can easily import materials made by software like this or Substance Designer.

Just out of curiosity, has anyone used Material Maker before to create PBR materials? https://www.materialmaker.org/

Cheers,
Thomas

@Krass said in Rayscaper New Releases:

Here's a version with an HDRI map background
But I'm trying to make a "studio" render for a friend, and Sketchup crashes when I change the image resolution during rendering. I set it to 300x400 and double-scaled it twice, and it crashed both times. Should I send a crash report?
https://jskup.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rocking-chair-3-Phil94.jpg

Making sure I understood you correctly. Just changing the resolution (of the rendered image) in Rayscaper made the software crash?

@Krass said in Rayscaper New Releases:

I paused the rendering and changed the definition, and it didn't crash... "studio" version raw rayscaper

Nice render, it doesn't seem to have the correct tags in the forum post because the picture is not visible for me immediately.

@Krass Wow, that's jaw-dropping. Congratulations. Great work!