Rendering in SketchUp: From Modeling to Presentation for Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design

Chapter 19

A Rendering Overview

The reality of rendering is that the majority of the work is completed in SketchUp by applying textures, setting light with the Shadow menu, and choosing appropriate camera views. This means that the same steps described in previous chapters are used to prepare a model for rending in any IRP.

Also, while the tools, menu names, and appearances vary among the IRPs, they all function in the same manner. Each IRP will process textures, lighting, and camera views placed in a model to create a render. These similarities will allow you to take a universal rendering approach, making it easy to experiment with the different IRPs.

If you understand the methods described in Part 5 you will be able to use IRPs in tandem with SketchUp.

• Chapter 19 describes the universal system and common tools of integrated rendering programs.
• Chapter 20 outlines the complete iterative rendering process, describing how to go from the SketchUp model to rendered view.
• Chapters 21 through 24 provide specific instructions for using IRPs to prepare the textures, exterior lighting, simulated lighting, and output resolution that create the rendering.