Category: Renderers

Creating Realistic Roof Tiles in SketchUp and V-Ray

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

Posted on June 17, 2025June 10, 2025 by CAD Software Direct

Creating realistic-looking roof textures can massively improve your outdoor renders. But getting them right can be fiddly. V-Ray for SketchUp

Improve Your V-Ray Renders with These Techniques

Posted on April 7, 2025April 17, 2025 by CAD Software Direct

Looking to enhance your V-Ray renders? CAD Software Direct shares two effective techniques that can improve depth, realism, and atmosphere

Bella Render: Fast Spectral Rendering for SketchUp (& It’s A Perpetual Licence!)

Posted on March 31, 2025April 17, 2025 by CAD Software Direct

When it comes to rendering in SketchUp, designers and architects need a tool that balances ease of use with photorealistic

V-Ray 7 for SketchUp: New Gaussian Splat Tool and more

Posted on March 17, 2025April 17, 2025 by CAD Software Direct

V-Ray 7 for SketchUp brings a powerful set of new features designed to speed up workflows, enhance creative control, and

25% OFF Summer Deal – Shaderlight for SketchUp

Posted on July 19, 2018April 17, 2025 by CAD Software Direct

Shaderlight is an interactive and intuitive 3D rendering plug-in for SketchUp that enables anyone to transform a SketchUp model into a photorealistic render.

V-Ray 3.0 for SketchUp Is On It’s Way

Posted on January 12, 2016April 26, 2016 by CAD Software Direct

V-Ray 3.0 is on it’s way, so if you haven’t made the move to V-Ray 2.0 for SketchUp yet then there’s no

Success Stories: V-Ray for SketchUp with Thomas Thomassen

Posted on September 15, 2015April 26, 2016 by CAD Software Direct

Thomas Thomassen, better known to V-Ray Forum members as ThomThom, is a model maker, 3D visual artist, software programmer, and

V-Ray 2.0 for SketchUp Express Tools

Posted on March 19, 2015April 26, 2016 by CAD Software Direct

[iframe width=”740″ height=”416″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/7T1p8n_MQog?list=PLD4F_h7pTMCcebDEO15nioNY0FQNzgiAw” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen] Users can easily access more than 200 materials and interchangeable lighting setups to create

V-Ray 2.0 for SketchUp Quick Start Tutorial

Posted on March 11, 2015April 22, 2016 by CAD Software Direct

Learn how to set up your first presentation ready architectural design rendering quickly and easily. This video will cover all

3D Rendering with V-Ray for SketchUp

Posted on November 13, 2014April 22, 2016 by CAD Software Direct

Personal works and training in rendering and post production works – all done in V-Ray for SketchUp by Syafizal Shahruddin. See