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Product Overview

V-Ray for SketchUp - Now Compatible with SketchUp 8!

SketchUp users in all fields depend on V-Ray as a quick, easy and cost-efficient way to render their most cutting-edge images. Developed with the Chaos Group, V-Ray for SketchUp works with Google SketchUp, one of the most popular 3D modeling tools available today.

V-Ray for SketchUp Key Features

Here are some of the new key features of the V-Ray for SketchUp:

     •   NEW! More shader types (great for metal textures!)

     •   NEW! More than 10 new procedural textures, including dirt (for more realistic renderings!)

     •   NEW! Lights now have the ability to add IES profiles (for light accuracy)

     •   NEW! Material can now be layered better

     •   NEW! Faster scene processing times

     •   NEW! Support for SketchUp transparency and alpha transparency

System Requirements

The current version is 01.49.01.

Hardware:

     •   Pentium, Celeron, or higher processor. Mac version is Intel only.

     •   200 MB disk space.

     •   512 MB RAM minimum. 2-3 GB or more recommended.

Supported platforms:

V-Ray for SketchUp runs only on:

     •   Windows 2000 including server

     •   Windows XP Pro

     •   Windows XP Home

     •   Windows Vista*

     •   Windows 7*

     •   OS 10.4.11 or higher*

V-Ray for SketchUp will NOT run on:

     •   SketchUp 5 or lower*

     •   Windows NT

     •   Windows 95

     •   Windows 98

     •   Windows ME

     •   OS 9 or lower

V-Ray for SketchUp does run as a 32-bit application on 64bit machines and OS's.

Virtualization systems such as VMWare and Parallels are not recommended.

The use of imaged machines is not recommended due to the fact that the licensing is hardware dependent.

SketchUp 6 on OS X is not supported.