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Do you have classes

Hello , i prefer to attend live class to learn about irender nxt , please inform me whenever you launch any kind such kind of class . Thank you

Edge Line rendering

From a user:

         sketchup linework (like parking lot striping) disappears when 'rendering'

You can set this option to render lines and edge lines:

See: http://www.renderplus.com/wp2/wk/Edge_Highlighting.htm

That might work for you, especially i

rendering speed

 I sent two models over using http://www.renderplus.com/wp2/uploads/ . My models take forever to render and its causing me to miss deadlines. Im using sketchup2014 a small renders with 10 passes akes more than an hour thats when im just testing it an

Rendering Speed in SU 2016

Hi Al,

I have been using IRender for more than a year and we got it to work great on Sketchup 2015. But now on Sketchup 2016 the time to render is much longer (up to 4 times longer).

Do you know if there is a adjustment I must make for it to go faste

How to use Watts instead of Lumens on the new version

I just installed the new IRender to my desktop and noticed when I try to add a light the option for intensity is in lumens and not watts. How do I change this? It's probably a very simple fix, but I have looked everywhere.

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Irender nxt 5.0 extension loading error in Sketchup 8

Greetings! everyone.

I'm having trouble loading the irender nxt 5.0 extension in my Sketchup 8(2018). Every time i load the irender nxt 5.0 i'm getting this error in ruby console:

Handle not valid

Hallo,

can someone tell me what kind of error is "Handle not Valid"?

Todayi couldn't develop a render since this error kept popping up .. any ideas how to solve it?

thanks

Image texture not rendering

Hi all,

For pitching purposes I designers some promotional material within Sketchup and to use our logo on some objects I imported the logo as a texture, because the targeted surface is curved, I selected "project image" on that surface so it fits t

Realistic water and grass

I'm having two issues guys. Trying to get my beach scene water to look realistic and also my grass Im going to attach an example of how i'd want my grass to look. And another image of how my water looks when i render it. I added a bump texture to it

Issue with un-installing iRender-nXt

When I go to control panel, program and features, and select uninstall iRender-nXt I keep getting message: RunDLL: There was a problem starting c:\program The specified module could not be found.

I've also tried uninstalling through skeptchup 2017,

fabric texture Irender nxt

Is there a way where i can have the red and white section of this sketch to look like stretched fabric/cloth?

HDRi Image Renderings

Shadows appear very pronounced in the examples of renderings and video tutorials I have been looking at using HDRi images, but whenever I try to render using HDRi, the shadows are very muted and the renderings seem dark and gloomy. Any thoughts on wh

Render visible light beam for theatre lights

I want to render lights with visible light beams but have had to luck making it work. I've gone through help and discussion board without success.

1. Created light with visible beam.

2. Set beam to sandpaper texture.

4. Set render to have reflections

New Feature

  Hi everybody :    One feature I would like to see, using iRender nXt,  is to enhance to position of the sun.  Even though Sketchup has basic settings for sunshine,  it IS limited.  If iRender nXt  included an enhancement to that,  it could lead to

some lights won't render, while others do // spotlights don't move along correct axis when using keyboard arrow shortcuts

2 problems I've been running into as of late...

1. I have a model with 3 light fixtures from the 3d warehouse (2 identical sconces and a chandelier) as well as 2 spotlights. When I render the model, the 3 light fixtures work, but the spotlights don'

High Quality Rendering Settings

Hi,

I just downloaded a trial version to use with SU 2018.  Is there a recommended setting for a high quality rendering?  I set my style to Studio, my image to Hi-Res, and no limit on the passes, and it is looking great, but taking a very long time. 

Computer Equipment Question

My computer fan’s speed increases when I start a rendering. About halfway through the rendering however, it increases dramatically to the point that it is so loud I feel like it is overloading the system to the point that I cancel out of the renderin

Sketchup 2017 Released

SketchUp 2017

Help and Sample Files Missing

I just installed an iRender NXT upgrade. Upon restart in SketchUp I saw there was a nice help menu with tutorials. I closed thinking I could look at it later. Now it's missing and I can't find it. How do I start it up again. It does not seem to be in

Volumetric Fog Haze & Visible Light Paths - Stage lighting beams

Hi Guys

I'm trying to do a render of a stage with stage lighting and i want to show the beams.  I've been looking at this link http://www.renderplus.com/wp2/wk/Volumetric_Fog.htm and http://www.renderplus.com/wp2/wk/Visible_Light_Paths.htm but both a