I started a thread about recently using Blender with Sketchup ( Blender as render engine for SU models - #19 by JustinTSE ). My conclusion was that it is probably not the best tool for the job. “The job” in this case being something that works well with SU, that is affordable, not too hard to learn,…

hello, I strongly disagree with your 5 given to twinmotion for learning. it is very intuitive. you are talking about processing time but there’s no column for it. It is indeed a very important criteria

Paul, that’s exactly the sort of discussion I was hoping to encourage. So if you wouldn’t put Twinmotion at 5, how would you order the list? Re processing time, I was correlating hardware requirements with that. I figured that the higher the hardware requirements, the longer something would take …

[image] Listing of available Rendering Extensions for SketchUp Extending SketchUp Rendering inside SketchUp • Allura Render (nVidia GPU) Platform: Windows License: commercial • AmbientOcclusion Platform: Windows & Mac OS License: commercial • ArielVision Platform: W…

I think Twilight is very good, and has a worthwhile depth of capabilities. You can also pay for a Pro license and more features. I use Thea as well, and I think it’s been more productive for me, but I wouldn’t dis Twilight or their nice online support. Processing time would be hard to break down i…

[image] simoncbevans: So if you wouldn’t put Twinmotion at 5 I have never used the other renderers in the list, so I wouldn’t rate it 1 since perhaps some are really easy to use too, but definitely no more than 2 on a scale of 5 ! [image] simoncbevans: processing time, I was correlating …

I was slightly put off Twilight by the sample renderings of outdoor scenes on their website. They looked a lot like those on the Kerkythea website, ie. not a lot better than what you can do in SU itself. Maybe it’s not a surprise that they both use the same render engine. But hey, it’s one of the…

You’re encouraging me to give it a go! I couldn’t work out to what extent it is integrated with Sketchup or whether it is a complete standalone. I like the idea of being able to work in SU with an inbuilt extension, which happens with Podium (and maybe the others that claim SU integration).

It is a stand-alone, but there is a direct link plug in, that will update any modifications you make in your model. Maybe not as smoothly as podium or vray…

TwinMotion seemed pretty easy compared to others to get going in and the real time response is very helpful. It then takes more learning to get get to quality renders, but it doesn’t seem to be the most difficult “5”.

In terms of ease of use I would say Twinmotion is as easy as you can get. Thea varies: if you want to hit the button and render like in your initial description (in the other thread) it’s easier than Twinmotion. If you want to reach photo quality you need to learn oh so much. When you do, you can f…

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