Listing of available Rendering Extensions for SketchUp

Extending SketchUp
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Rendering inside SketchUp

• Allura Render (nVidia GPU)
Platform: Windows
License: commercial

• AmbientOcclusion
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: commercial

• ArielVision
Platform: Windows
License: commercial

• Bloom Unit
Platform: n/a
License: commercial

• brighter3d
Platform: Windows
License: commercial

• Caravaggio Render
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: commercial

• iRender nXt
Platform: Windows
License: commercial

• LightUp
Platform: n/a
License: commercial

• Maxwell Render
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: free/commercial

• OctaneRender
Platform: Windows
License: commercial

• Raylectron
Platform: Windows
License: commercial

• Render[in]
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: commercial

• Renditioner Pro
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: commercial

• ShaderLight (discontinued)
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: commercial

• SU Podium
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: commercial

• Thea Render
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: commercial

• Twilight Render
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: free/commercial

• V-Ray
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: commercial

• Visualizer (discontinued)
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: free

Rendering outside SketchUp by Exporter/Linker Plugin

• Allura GPU - NVIDIA Iray for SketchUp (ß Version)
Platform: Windows
License: commercial

• Artlantis Render Export
Platform: Windows
License: commercial

• CL3VER
Platform: Browser
License: commercial

• Kerkythea Export
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: free

• KeyShot Link
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: commercial

• LumenRT Export
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: commercial

• Lumion 3D
Platform: Windows
License: commercial

• SimLab Composer
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: free/commercial

• SketchAIR
Platform: Windows
License: free

• SU2LUX LuxRender Export (ß-Version)
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: free

• Mitsuba Render Exporter
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: free

• SkIndigo Export
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: commercial

• Twinmotion Direct Link
Platform: Windows & Mac OS
License: free/commercial

free Version: versions with limited resolution and/or watermarks are estimated as a trial and not as a free, unlimited version
Order: alphabetical
Date: 26.10.2017
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anything wrong or missing?

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Listing of available Rendering Extensions for SketchUp

This should be titled a partial listing; there are other SU compatible renderers available that do not appear on this list (some are identified earlier in this thread).

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SketchUp plugins/extensions only, standalone products are neither mentioned in this post nor relevant.

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Check against what comes up:
http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/search/site/render

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Some external renderers like ArtLantis can also open SketchUp files on their own, without the need to install exporter plugins into SU. That might be a third category.

Anssi

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‘Mitsuba’ is missing from this list…

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There’s this list too Resources

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Thea and Indigo can also render right inside Sketchup. You also missed Octane in that category.

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Blender and Rhino only

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done already.
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difficult to evaluate and maintain and probably a lots of, at least if not limiting to pure rendering apps only.

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[quote=“jiminybillybob, post:9, topic:11797, full:true”]Thea and Indigo can also render right inside Sketchup. You also missed Octane in that category.
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Octane added, Thea moved.

according to their documentation SkIndigo cannot render inside SU.

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LuxRender is missing from the list. It installs as a standalone renderer but runs within SU. It is free and performs well.

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iRender nXt IS compatible with 2015…SketchUp_2015

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@sketch3d_de

[Mitsuba SketchUp Extension…][1]

it works quite well…
[1]: [PLUGIN]MITSUBA Render Exporter v1.5.0(20141109) • sketchUcation • 1

john

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iRender nXt updated, LuxRender/Mitsuba exporters added.

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AIR 14 has a SketchUp extension.

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• ‘AmbientOcclusion’ extension added
• Compatibility property removed (would need recurrent maintenance)

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Corona Renderer for SketchUp is also in alpha stage: [Archive] Chaos Corona for Sketchup
You may consider to add that as well (It renders inside SU).
They hired couple of people just for SU earlier this month, so i’m expecting some faster progress in near future.