Hi, can anyone help me figure out why when i create or use a material made with v-ray, the material will render correctly when i render but in the model it shows up as a map of v-ray logos. Is there something i can do to at least have it show up a s solid color... the logo map thing is very detracting when i am modeling... and i would really rather have a representation of at least the color of the actual material... see images below for example of what is happening... This only happens sometimes not every time but it is driving me crazy. Thanks for your help.

Hey y'all, i am getting ready to buy a new gaming laptop so that i can build and render my models faster! I have a budget of up to 1500. There are a lot of great options out there. It appears at this price range i will need to choose between a better dedicated graphics card (discrete), or more ram. Also I am not sure what a dual core means but that sounds like it is also important. So my question is, which is more important? More ram or a better graphics card. And what makes a better graphics card (the ram or the actual card)?

Also if someone could the difference between processors for my purposes that would be super helpful.

I am going to be rendering with Vray so i guess that is important because some programs are designed to work off of just ram while others take advantage of the dedicated graphics card from what i understand. So does anyone know if Vray will perform better with a better dedicated graphics card or a lot more ram?

Things i defiantly need a Solid state drive either 512 or a hybrid drive with 1 tb of storage and a smaller ssd for ruining my programs. Thoughts on the hybrid drives? 17" Screen.

Thank you so much! Ya that is what i was wondering.... i didn't see a simple wall option... lots of cool things... but not a simple wall. It really isn't that hard to create walls but the offsets etc... can get tedious.... I love Profile builder! It is fantastic as you say... i have been out of the game for a couple of years... so i have to set up all my plugins etc... from scratch... i plan to install profile builder for sure! No issues between it and insta window right? Thanks so much for your help... since instant wall didn't have a trial i didn't want to purchase it and then find out it didn't do the one thing i want it do do... i will certainly be on the lookout for a plugin that does this, if you run across anything please let me know!

@dpaul said:

Vali's plugins are simply world-class, and as you say, the annual subscription is not very much. It is the
one subscription I do not mind paying for every year. The benefits for daily use are significant.

As I understand it, the wall tool is only for exterior use as shown by the illustrations for that plugin, not for residential or commercial wall building. I would check with Mr. Vali directly about the wall tool for how you want to use it to see if it is possible.

That question aside, the plugins, are superb, and the one I use the most, the WINDOW & DOOR tool is simply outstanding. Better than even the win/door tools in Archicad or Vectorworks.

You cannot go wrong with this series of tools in your Sketchup quiver.

PS. For the quick design of walls (and the ability to edit your rooms, etc.) DIBAC is very good, and as an interior designer, do not forget to purchase (if you have not done so already) CABMAKER PRO. Also of the same depth and sophistication to Vali's plugins.

Thanks so much for the replay,I bought windows and doors, i was wondering if the walls one is good for quick walls... i see that it can create super detailed things like collinades arches etc... but i could not find anything that shows quick simple wall creation.. I like the idea of beaing able to draw out a floor plan and have the walls automatically created with thickness height , and other details... then doping in doors and windows in. I know creating simple walls in sketchup isnt really hard but it would be cool to simplify it even further... is this a feature with the walls do you know? I really don't think i need all the other detailed things at this time... so i am not sure ei need the plugin if it is easier for me just to create the walls myself... since i really just need basic walls... now if i can create walls with crown molding, baseboard details etc... that would be well worth it.. but i could not find a tutorial on something this simple... if you know the answer that would be great!

Here is the link to vali architects. It appears to be a suite of architectural elements that you need to subscribe to yearly... you can choose individual elements like walls, or doors or you can choose the entire sweet which includes landscape etc... Looks pretty cool and as an interior designer, i like the idea of an easy way to create the framework of the house so i can focus on the interior. Anyone use this and what are your thoughts? I don't really like the idea of a yearly subscription but it isn't that much... just wanted to know if it has been around a while and if it will be around a while, if i am going to invest time and money in it an "subscribe" https://valiarchitects.com/sketchup_scripts

Anyone tried insta walls or insta doors?

Thanks! That is what I was looking for. Super helpful. Looks like the new warehouse and 2014 have a lot to offer!

Hey, i have not used sketchup for a month or two... i am using sketchup 2013, I just went to look for something in the warehouse and got a weird screen. Anyone know what is up with the new look and if there are some new benefits or if there is a tutorial or something? Thanks.

Thanks, Vray has added GPU and RT support in the new beta release... From what i can gather, my computers graphic card is a GPU? And does support GPU Rendering... but I have not really seen a speedup of rendering with it.. but i have not really tried it much yet... So you are saying that I can get another desktop and connect it to my network then send something to render on it while i continue to work on my other computer? I like to model on my laptop so maybe getting an even faster desktop for Rendering would be great. I will look into farm rendering, Thanks.

Thanks, I have attached an image of my current computer specks. It is a pretty fast and nice computer...I'm not even sure I am using it to its fullest capabilities...

You are right, I dont have 20k to 100k lying around! I spent 2k on my current computer... I would like to explore some other options like render nodes etc... but I am not sure what those are? Is it like render farm? If so what is render farm? I would think it is some sort of way to render on another "system" or area of the computer so that I could continue to work on my model while rendering.... Not sure if the new Vray has something like this built in or not?

Thanks!