When I first used V-Ray for SketchUp, I was not encouraged to use pure Emissive Material to light up my model. In other rendering engines, they call this a “self-illuminating material” or in V-Ray Max it is equivalent to V-Ray Light Material. It also allows a plane, a face or an object applied with this material to turn into an actual light source. You will need a reasonable knowledge of SketchUp, rendering and the use of Photoshop for this tutorial.Įmissive Material is actually a special material layer of V-Ray for SketchUp used for producing self-illuminated surfaces. In this guide Nomer checks out Emissve materials to help light your SketchUp models.

Nomer continues his great collection of lighting tutorials to help you get to grips with and simplify this often complex process, with some easy solutions to this often frustrating and confusing aspect to rendering. Also for additional help V-Ray for SketchUp User Manual Version 1.48. This is part 2 of the definitive guide to lighting with V-Ray for SketchUp by Nomer Adona. You will now be able to see the outdoor lighting.Lighting with V-Ray for SketchUp – definitive guide part 2 Then select ‘File>Load 360-degree environment map’. The next step involved loading a 360-degree HDRI Environment Map from into Raylectron. Once you have saved each setting, be sure to click the Apply button.ĥ. The glass in the windows adjusted for transparency and shininess. There was a bit of depth given to bricks, stones, and shingles in this case. Materials can edit based on your requirements. You can select material in your model by right-clicking on it in the Raylectron Material Editor window View>Material Editor. Raylectron Material Editor lets you edit your materials if you did not edit them in SketchUp.

You can also use the mouse wheel and buttons to position your model.Ĥ. Raylectron's View tab has tools for rotating, panning, zooming your model. The Raylectron Material Editor can edit your material at a later time.ģ. The small Raylectron Material Editor window will also close when you close SketchUp. Raylectron will now open its rendering program and export your model to it. If you don't wish to edit your model, click the Render button. A render button, eyedropper, and close button are available. When SketchUp first launches, a small Raylectron Material Editor window opens with No material selected.

Raylectron setup in sketchup