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Thanks holmes,

I will give the free version of Podium a try!

Thanks Solo.

So from what you say Vray is the absolute best, but expensive and with steep learning curve.

KT and Indigo come second in quality and are free, but are still hard to use (but easier than Vray?)

Podium is free, easy to learn and use but not as good as the above in quality (but possibly good enough)

Did I get it right so far?

Also do you know how IDX Renditioner compares to the above? It has a free version like Podium. How does it compare in terms of ease of use and quality?

Thanks!!

Hello Solo,

Architectural, both interior and exterior.

@unknownuser said:

IMo there is no one product that does all best so finding the right one for your needs should be the first step.

This is what I assumed as well. So the best one for my needs would be free, easy to learn and use, and can create realistic renders of good quality for Architectural projects. If it can work from within Sketchup it will be a bonus.

I am guessing that the rendered that will produce the absolute best results is probably one which will be expensive and hard to learn, but I hope there is a renderer out there which will be free (or low cost) and easy to learn without sacrificing too much in the quality department. And I don't mind if the resulting images are relatively small, or they have a small watermark. I can live with that. (I say this because I noticed that some of the renderers offer a free version with these limitations)

Thank you

Hello,

I am fairly new to Sketchup (free version) and I have only a very limited experience with other more complicated 3D apps (I did a Lynda video course on 3DS Max more than a year ago, and I've done a POV-Ray course in College, but that was many years ago).

I want a Photorealistic Rendering plugin for Sketchup and I hope you can help me to decide which one. I would prefer a free one, which is easy to learn and use (preferably within Sketchup) and produces good results. I don't want something which will be expensive and very difficult to learn, even if it gives the best results. Also I don't want one that will be very easy to use but will not give realistic results, since it will be a waste of my time.

Thank you!