Hey mgash,
What version of Rayscaper did you download? We only support SketchUp 2025 since version 0.9.44 and higher. [1]
Regards,
Thomas
[1] Refer to https://rayscaper.com/faq/installation/#method-2-via-the-sketchup-extension-manager on how to check your version number.
The next release is coming soon. I was working on a lot of internal stuff in the engine. In the future, I plan to do more frequent releases, as they give me a tighter feedback cycle and make the process less lonely.
To clarify, Rayscaper is commercial software. A license costs $99 or $74.99 for SketchUcation users.
You can use Rayscaper for free, but then it has a watermark over the render. I removed the limitation on rendering size, as I didn't want to spend my energy on crippling the experience in the free version. I still want you to have a great experience, even with the free version, in the hope that that can convince you to support the work and buy a license (which you both did, so thanks for that!). And if you don't want to buy the license, that's cool too.
I'm developing an affordable alternative for Twilight: https://sketchucation.com/plugin/2677-rayscaper. I'd love to hear your thoughts if you've tried it yet. Even if you think it sucks, it's valuable input for me on how to improve.
Cheers,
Thomas
@L-i-am said in Many projects:
I especially like the B&W bathroom, looks like a photo
I think the B&W room bathroom is a photo.
Despite the gremlins, nice render. Working on chasing down the gremlins.
Back from a holiday, but whatever Rich says makes sense 
Hey Mike, great to see you picking up Rayscaper again! Beautiful car, and great render!
@Krass Great to hear that! Still more good stuff coming.
Nice Render!
I'm working hard to get that next update out! This one is taking a bit more time than expected. Sometimes, I go into the deep end with making changes to the software, and then it takes a while to stabilize it. But I'm taking all those bug reports very seriously.
Cheers!
Thomas
Hey, Rayscaper users!
Another release!
Rayscaper 0.9.50 Beta is available in the SketchUcation store. More fixes and improvements. As always, I recommend upgrading to the latest version.
If you like Rayscaper, please share your renders (final or work-in-progress, it doesn't matter)! This is motivating and will help me showcase its capabilities to new users.
Happy Rendering!
@rv1974 Do you know if Chaos Vantage is path-traced? Or is it more like game engine realism, like D5, Enscape, or TwinMotion?
@Mike-Amos That's a good pointer, it does seem to get light emitting properties when using transparent PNGs. Will look into this.
@L-i-am said in Twinmotion render:
Chaos is Billed yearly AU $1 080 so USD $680
That's probably V-RAY, I couldn't find a price for Chaos Arena.
@rv1974 I think this is about Chaos Arena, which is still an impressive product, but not geared towards SketchUp users. It doesn't advertise a price, so it's expensive.
@Krass I'm looking into this, and the other bugs you reported. Will provide an update soon.
To confirm, is this the only scene where you see the black smears (taches)? Or are there other scenes where you are seeing the same thing?
Cheers,
Thomas
SHadow catcher for the HDRI which is just a plane not up either but shadows not apparent without. Future releases perhaps or a workaround.
I'm not following this @Mike-Amos
Nice, an excellent start! I would put some lights on that beauty.
I added the alpha issue to my bugs list—it's not forgotten! You can try cleaning that alpha channel with a tool like Affinity Photo as a workaround.
Note that you can update exposure in Rayscaper if you'd like:
Cheers,
Thomas