I create 3D renderings for interiors for clients and have had a few express interest in high quality photo realistic or near photo realistic renderings of their interior designs. Is VRay still the best go to as a solution to this or are there any other similar or better options? Thank you!

I don’t think there is a best renderer. There are a lot of good ones. You should try a few different ones and see which one you like. If you update to SketchUp 2026 you might find you can get what you need without going through a rendering application.

Twinmotion is powered by Unreal Engine, used for Fortnite, Borderlands, etc. It’s free for users that don’t us it to make more than $1 million. You can make animated videos, but all have different qualities, free is a good one.

Are you referring to the Photoreal Materials option first introduced in 2025 or something else?

Yes. That and the addition of Environments. Worth experimenting with, anyway. If you get suitable results there’s no waiting for a rendering application.

I’m running SketchUp for Mac. Do you know if these are supported or are they Windows only?

Thea render can work with mac. D5 its just for Windows SO

VRay and Enscape both run on Mac. I tried Twinmotion but it’s not for me. Happy with VRay.

[image] DrewS75: Is VRay still the best go to as a solution to this or are there any other similar or better options? Vray is still one of the industry standards and it’s one of the most powerful engines, it’s possible to make good quality renders knowing the basics, but it has thousands of s…

If you want to get to photorealism, then you need a render engine that can simulate light with real physics and fewer tricks - an offline renderer like v-ray fits the bill.

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peter.saal October 30, 2025, 1:47pm 12

Incorrect. See System Requirements | D5 Render

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