Sketchup 8's Addons

I like Kerkythea (CLICK THIS TO D/L). I also use Visualizer. This is not truly a rendering program but it provides a nearly photorealistic image of your model. The company responsible for Visualizer stopped supporting it about a year ago, but it was still available online at no cost. CLICK HERE TO GET VISUALIZER.

Here are several links to previous threads that discuss available rendering options: