SketchUp® users in all fields depend on V-Ray® as a quick, easy and cost efficient way to render their most cutting-edge images. Developed by the Chaos Group, V-Ray for SketchUp works with Trimble’s SketchUp, one of the most popular 3D modeling tools available today.
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V-Ray for SketchUp comes with all the lighting, shading, and rendering tools you need to create professional, photoreal imagery and animations.
Built to handle your toughest projects and biggest scenes, V-Ray gives you the power to render anything and everything in SketchUp.
Spend less time waiting and more time being creative, and deliver your best work without missing a deadline.
V-Ray for SketchUp puts you in control. Its versatile feature set lets you pick the best approach for your scene.
V-Ray is seamlessly integrated into SketchUp, so your workflow is fluid and smooth.
Top artists & designers use V-Ray for SketchUp every day to create world-class images and designs.
V-Ray for SketchUp is built for architects who want to create great design renders without the learning curve.
Render high-quality, high-resolution images and animations
Fine tune lights and materials interactively while you render
Create photoreal interiors with powerful and fast global illumination methods
Render natural and artificial lighting with a wide range of light types, shapes and controls
Light scenes using a single high-dynamic-range (HDR) environment image
Simulate realistic daylight scenarios for any time and any location
Work like a photographer with real-world camera controls for exposure, white balance, depth of field and more
Create great looking materials that look exactly like the real thing
Add highly-detailed models like grass, trees and cars as V-Ray proxy objects
Use the full power of multiple computers working together to render a single image
STREAMLINED CREATIVE WORKFLOW
Enjoy a natural, streamlined design workflow that leaves more room for creativity.
POWERFUL ASSET MANAGEMENT
Streamline your creative workflow with these new features for asset management and creation.
FAST AND EFFECTIVE LIGHTING
Smart, lightning fast lighting for significantly improved interior scene setup efficiency.
EFFICIENT RENDER CONTROLS
Click less, render more with new and improved UI controls.
NEW MATERIALS AND TEXTURES
Added support for PBR shaders with its new Metallic layer of the Generic material and Curve Colour Correction.
AI DENOISER
Use the new NVIDIA AI Denoiser to instantly remove noise while rendering.
SCENE INTELLIGENCE
V-Ray Next automatically analyses your scene to optimise rendering so you get the best quality in less time.
FAST RENDERING
V-Ray now renders twice as fast on average thanks to a large number of performance optimisations.
Processor
Intel® Pentium® IV or compatible processor with SSE4.2 support.
RAM
4 GB RAM and 4 GB swap minimum – recommended 8 GB or more RAM, 8 GB or more swap file
USB Port
Required for hardware lock, preferably USB 2.0
TCP/IP Port
Only IPv4 is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported
Supported Operating Systems
Windows® 7 64-bit, Windows® 8.1 64 bit, Windows® 10 64 bit
SketchUp Version
SketchUp 2016 (64-bit), 2017, 2018 and 2019
Processor
Intel® Pentium® IV or compatible processor with SSE4.2 support.
RAM
4 GB RAM and 4 GB swap minimum – recommended 8 GB or more RAM, 8 GB or more swap file
USB Port
Required for hardware lock, preferably USB 2.0
TCP/IP Port
Only IPv4 is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported
Supported Operating Systems
Apple® Mac OS® X 10.9 x or higher
SketchUP Version
SketchUp 2016 (64-bit), 2017, 2018 and 2019.
*V-Ray RT/GPU is not supported under Mac OS®.
V-Ray Next for SketchUp is available as either a permanent license or a flexible, monthly or annual rental allowing you to scale your licenses to fit your needs & budget.
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