[Plugin] Silpu — AI Render — turn your current view into a photoreal render in seconds

Hi all — sharing a free extension I built as an architect. Click Render with Silpu and it captures your current SketchUp view and opens Silpu Studio+, which renders it photoreal or cinematic in seconds — no texturing or render scene needed. You write a short brief, it applies real materials and natural light.

Free to install · SketchUp 2017+ · Windows & Mac
Rendering uses pay-as-you-go credits (no subscription); free renders to start
Site: https://silpu.com · Support: support@silpu.com
.rbz attached. Feedback very welcome
(Independent product by Silpu Pty Ltd — references SketchUp in plain text only, not affiliated with Trimble.)

SilpuRender_v1.0.0.rbz

G'day all — Perth building designer here, 18 years on tools, mostly WA double-brick homes.

I've been experimenting with "re-lighting": take ONE screenshot straight from the SketchUp viewport, render it photoreal, then change only the lighting story — bright day, golden hour, dusk with the wall lamps coming on. The video below shows the same view stepping through the moods.

![0_1783604082585_silpu-render-1783603185531.jpg]

silpu-livinglight-1783603880274.mp4

Two rules I hold it to:

• The GEOMETRY never changes — same model, same camera, same materials. Only light moves.
  Full disclosure: this is AI-assisted, and it's my own extension (Silpu — AI Render, in the
  PluginStore). It's a concept render, not a contract document — I always check it against the drawings. Not trying to replace proper rendering workflows; for me it's the "which mood do you like?" conversation with a client before committing to anything.

Question for this crowd: if you could re-light a view in seconds, where would it earn its keep —client option shots, dusk/streetscape boards for approvals, marketing? Keen for honest opinions, including "this is useless because…" ones.

Silpu is also region-aware — it adapts the flora, streetscapes and light to where the
project actually is. A home in Perth, London, Hanoi or Manila each keeps its own local
character instead of getting the same generic "AI garden".

silpu-livinglight-1783603880274.mp4

v1.0.1 attached here — replaces the one in the first post. This update fixes the in-panel "Capture current view" button (re-capture your current SketchUp view on demand), plus free built-in animations, an automatic read of your model's materials to review before rendering, downloadable material specs, an improved UI, post-processing, and more editing tools.

Free to install · SketchUp 2017+ · Windows & Mac. Feedback always welcome

SilpuRender_v1.0.1.rbz

[Plugin] Silpu — AI Render — turn your current view into a photoreal render in seconds

Hi all — sharing a free extension I built as an architect. Click Render with Silpu and it captures your current SketchUp view and opens Silpu Studio+, which renders it photoreal or cinematic in seconds — no texturing or render scene needed. You write a short brief, it applies real materials and natural light.

Free to install · SketchUp 2017+ · Windows & Mac
Rendering uses pay-as-you-go credits (no subscription); free renders to start
Site: https://silpu.com · Support: support@silpu.com
.rbz attached. Feedback very welcome
(Independent product by Silpu Pty Ltd — references SketchUp in plain text only, not affiliated with Trimble.)

SilpuRender_v1.0.0.rbz