ArielVision : writing geometry during 10 minutes !

Hi,

I'm new on SketchUp... I worked a lot on Autocad with AccuRender then I naturally used ArielVision on SketchUp (with trial version and I have the intention to buy it if my problem will be solved).

My problem : when I start rendering, I have to wait during 10 minutes with "Writing Geometry", freezed at 0%. After 10 minutes, the render starts...

I think this is a real problem since when I watch videos the render starts very quickly..!

My projects are very small, there is an example here : http://www.lactell.com/sample.jpg (trees are only 2D - picture)

Thanks a lot in advance..!

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Permalink Reply by Render Plus on March 7, 2015 at 8:47am

It takes us time to extract geometry from the SketchUp model, and the amount of time is related to the complexity of the model.

The sample model here with 47,000 faces takes about 40 seconds to extract.

You can right click on the top bar of the rendering window and select "Statistics" to get the same report for your model.

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Permalink Reply by Gaëtan Parel on March 11, 2015 at 4:34am

Ok, thank you. Well, I have 2035725 faces ! I can't believe it, it is incredible (I am not the drawer of the most of my composants).

Do you know if it is possible to reduce the quality/geometry with a command in Sketchup? Or an option in ArielVision?

Thank you !!

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Extraction Time: 9 minutes 3.0 seconds
Loading Time: 20.0 seconds
Render Time: 1 minute 56.2 seconds
Passes: 2 (AR: 20)

Geometry:
Meshes: 78245
Faces: 2035725
Materials: 33
Lights: 0
Material Illuminance Lights: 0
ArPlants: 0
RPCs: 0

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Permalink Reply by Render Plus on March 11, 2015 at 8:10am

I don't know any easy ways to reduce the geometry of existing components. You might try placing a query on the SketchUcation forum: http://sketchucation.com/forums/

We have a couple of tips for replacing some geometry with images, or hiding geometry which is not visible here:

http://www.renderplus.com/wp2/wk/Tips_for_Faster_Rendering.htm