How to choose a renderer

This video How to Choose a Renderer highlights SketchUp features which some renderers may not be able to handle. It does not get into artificial lighting, reflection and other special rendering features which are also important, but concentrates on the importance that the renderer be able to handle SketchUp features - materials, images, transparency, sun and sky, etc. which make it easier to start adding advanced features to your model for rendering without having to modify the model to render the items which are already there.

The model used for this tutorial can be downloaded from the 3D Warehouse so you can test it with renderers you are evaluation. 3D Warehouse Model

How to choose a renderer

  • Ability to process SketchUp geometry.
  • Ability to process SketchUp sun and other settings


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