SketchUp: Rendering with V-Ray Next

Learn how to use V-Ray directly in SketchUp, and explore the V-Ray suite of creative tools for lighting, shading, and rendering.

Introduction

• Rendering with V-Ray in SketchUp
• Software versions used in the course
• Setting our SketchUp preferences
• A word about HDRIs
• Gamma handling in V-Ray Next for SketchUp

1. An Introduction to V-Ray Next

• Finding V-Ray tools in the SketchUp UI
• The V-Ray for SketchUp toolbar
• The lights and objects toolbars
• The V-Ray utilities toolbar
• The asset editor
• V-Ray Frame Buffer overview
• V-Ray Frame Buffer history controls
• V-Ray Frame Buffer Lens Effects
• V-Ray Render Output section options
• Working with interactive rendering
• The SI and instructor tools

2. Lighting Up the Place

• V-Ray light types: Sunlight
• V-Ray light types: Rectangle
• V-Ray light types: Sphere
• V-Ray light types: Spot
• V-Ray light types: IES
• V-Ray light types: Omni
• V-Ray light types: Dome
• V-Ray light types: Mesh
• V-Ray light types: Global Illumination, sky light

3. Bouncing the Light Around

• Working with irradiance mapping, part 1
• Working with irradiance mapping, part 2
• Creating a light cache solution
• Using the brute force engine
• Rendering animations

4. Working with the V-Ray Camera

• Overview of the physical camera options
• A primer on exposure values
• A closer look at the exposure controls
• Handling perspective correction
• Setting up a depth-of-field effect
• Working with White Balance controls

5. An Introduction to V-Ray Materials

• Using the materials UI
• Introduction to V-Ray materials, part 1
• Introduction to V-Ray materials, part 2
• Introduction to V-Ray materials, part 3
• Introduction to V-Ray materials, part 4
• UV Tools
• The V-Ray Color Picker
• The V-Ray material library
• Using .vrmats

6. It’s a Material World

• Creating diffuse surfaces
• Adding reflectivity
• Creating glass
• Colored and frosted glass
• Creating a translucency effect
• Understanding color controls on the SSS material
• Tweaking the SSS effect
• A look at the Hair material
• Using the Car Paint material

7. V-Ray Map Types

• An Introduction to the V-Ray map selection
• V-Ray map types: Bitmap
• V-Ray map types: TriPlanar
• V-Ray map types: Mix (Operator)
• V-Ray map types: Dirt
• V-Ray map types: Multi Sub

8. Quality Control

• Image sampling explained
• The progressive sampler
• The bucket sampler

9. Working with Render Elements

• Render elements explained
• Pipeline decisions
• Render Elements workflow and setup
• Outputting your elements
• Compositing your elements
• Altering your rendering
• Introduction to Cryptomatte

10. V-Ray FX Tools

• Generating a caustic effect
• Stereoscopic 3D rendering
• VR made easy
• Using V-Ray objects: Fur
• Using V-Ray objects: Proxies
• Using V-Ray objects: The V-Ray clipper
• Working with displacement
• V-Ray scene import and export
• Adding aerial perspective
• Environment Fog
• The V-Ray mesh viewer

Conclusion

• Next steps