Twilight Render Sketchup 8
Rendering applications continue to offer more and more options, while taking less time to operate and while also coming down in price. (I remember when you had to run a render overnight and check it out over coffee the next day. Now you can get great images in seconds or minutes.)I ran across this on the: The Twilight rendering application now has a free version available.
How To Render Sketchup Models
(Not that the Pro version is so pricey - it's just $99.)The free version is called 'Hobby' and can be. (For some reason I had trouble accessing this web page from Twilight's home page, but the link from SketchUp Artists worked.). Rendering is most definitely not one of my specialties - I confess that the hundreds of options for backgrounds, lighting, and materials are overwhelming. (I also admit I haven't invested the time in learning the ins and outs of rendering; I'm sure it's not too crazy once you work through some tutorials.) So I appreciate when a program offers a one-click render option, like this one does.Here is the very simple example I tried:In searching for an interior design model, I found a cute model of the bedroom from the movie 'Toy Story.'
