impressions with sketchup to vray workflow

[tekton3d]

Hey all,

A colleague and myself are considering recommending the purchase of Vray for our arch firm to use in-house next to Sketchup but would like to know some opinions from experienced users.

...So what experiences (good, bad, or other) does anyone have with the work flow from Sketchup to VRay.

we will be doing mostly stills but possibly animations should the client request

thanks!

[echang926]

Re: impressions with sketchup to vray workflow

I have been using Vray for Sketchup since it has been released for my architecture projects. I like using it but has certain bugs that are annoying. I use it for all my projects and for the "wow" factor that you can't get from just using sketchup. You may also want to look into SU Podium. Much cheaper but I have found that it takes much longer to render.

3dsMax is better for rendering the models, tweaking and setting up cameras for flythroughs.

The workflow is simple since vray resides in sketchup as a plug-in. I suggest testing it out if you haven't already prior to purchasing since it cost more than sketch-up. Well worth the cost if you plan it use it often.

I hope this helps.

[crashtillez]

Re: impressions with sketchup to vray workflow

i'm just a newbie in this vray rendering..
i had found out that vray produce a very good quality of rendering sketchup model compared to other rendering plugin...i had try podium also, but it take longer time to render a scene compared to vray..u should experience it urself to know how good vray could be..for me...it is the best rendering plugin so far..of course there's a bug that annoying once u started to used vray..but u will find a way to fix some of it once u go through it time by time...i almost fed up with these bugs once.. but somehow i manage to go through it..thanx to all guys in this forum..they are really helping us with provide a good and usefull tips to all members..just go throgh this forum..and u will know how vray produce the good result with sketchup..and u'll find a good tutorial also in this forum...

vray is the best..!!

tq..

regards..

[ c.r.a.s.h ]