SketchUp users in all fields depend on V-Ray as a quick, easy and cost-efficient way to render their most cutting-edge images. V-Ray for SketchUp works within Google’s SketchUp, one of the most popular 3D modeling tools available today.

V-Ray for SketchUp runs on Windows XP, Vista, or Mac OS.

V-Ray works within the SketchUp environment allowing users to be able to efficiently incorporate the task of rendering within their current workflows. V-Ray for SketchUp consists of the following features:

• NEW! More shader types (great for metal textures!)
• NEW! More than 10 new procedural textures, including dirt (for more realistic renderings!)
• NEW! Lights now have the ability to add IES profiles (for light accuracy)
• NEW! Material can now be layered better
• NEW! Faster scene processing times
• NEW! Support for SketchUp transparency and alpha transparency
• True reflections and refractions
• Glossy reflections and refractions
• Global Illumination allows for photorealistic lighting
• Soft shadows support
• True HDRI support
• Fully multithreaded raytracing engine
• Native SketchUp materials supported and integrated into V-Ray materials
• Material editor with material preview
• Sun and sky system
• Physical camera
• Depth-of-field camera effects.
• Distributed rendering allowing a single image to be processed over up to ten machines
• Per material GI, background, reflection, and refraction
• V-Ray two-sided material for easy creation of thin translucency
• Animation support

Hardware:

• Pentium, Celeron, or higher processor. Mac version is Intel only.
• 200 MB disk space.
• 512 MB RAM minimum. 2-3 GB or more recommended.

Operating systems:

V-Ray for SketchUp runs only on:

• Windows 2000 including server
• Windows XP Pro
• Windows XP Home
• Windows Vista*
• Windows 7*
• OS 10.4.11 or higher*

V-Ray for SketchUp will not run on:

• SketchUp 5 or lower*
• Windows NT
• Windows 95
• Windows 98
• Windows ME
• OS 9 or lower

Other important notes

• V-Ray for SketchUp does run as a 32-bit application on 64bit machines and OS's.
• Virtualization systems such as VMWare and Parallels are not recommended.
• The use of imaged machines is not recommended due to the fact that the licensing is hardware dependent.

* SketchUp 6 on OS X is not supported.