3 Ways To Create Realistic Roof Tiles in SketchUp and V-Ray.

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Creating realistic-looking roof textures can massively improve your outdoor renders. But getting them right can be fiddly. V-Ray for SketchUp is a great way to produce beautiful roof tiles for your architectural projects. 

V-Ray is an Emmy and Academy Award-winning visual rendering platform which creates realistic images from 3D models.

Join the Chaos team as they show three different ways of creating roof tiles in SketchUp Studio. If you have a SketchUp Studio licence, you can follow along with the tutorial. Otherwise, request a free trial of SketchUp and a free trial of V-Ray to get the same results.

The first method is hand-drawing with SketchUp’s 3-point arch and line tools to create clay roof tiles. The second method uses V-Ray’s displacement maps and shaders to create 3D roof tile materials. The final option is the V-Ray enmesh tools. 

Watch the video below for SketchUp roofing tips.

Ready to get started? Purchase a SketchUp Studio licence from CAD Software Direct.