Interior Lighting Basics

Sky and Ground Plane Textures for SketchUp




a quick demonstration of how to use IRender nXt's Sky and Ground Plane Texture Preview feature in SketchUp.
Getting Started

Indirect Lighting Method - Cove Lighting




Indirect lighting methods provide soft natural lighting by bouncing light off of surfaces. Cove lighting is one of many ways to conceal light fixtures while flooding a space with light.

Lighting Presets




Lighting Presets are an efficient way to set lighting rules for your first IRender nXt renderings. In this video tutorial you will learn how to use Lighting Presets to control the SketchUp Sun and Sky. You'll also learn about an advanced rendering technique using High Dynamic Range images (HDRI) to provide natural lighting for your model.

First Exterior Rendering




This Video Tutorial explains how to use IRender nXt to create a high-quality, photo-realistic rendering from your SketchUp model, with out making any changes to the model, or adjusting any rendering settings.

Simple Rendering of an Object




Make great renderings with out making any changes to the model, or adjusting any rendering settings.
 

Reflection Settings




Highlights and surface reflections are the best way to add realism to your renderings and they're easy to create in IRender nXt.

In this video tutorial we show you how to add reflection to objects and materials and fine-tune their settings for a beautiful, and realistic, result.

Interior Lighting Basics




Fine-tuned lighting is the key to creating great-looking interior and nighttime scenes. In this video tutorial we show you how to quickly add lights to a room and adjust their render settings for a beautiful final image

Getting Started




This video covers the basics of using IRender nXt including rendering a exterior and interior model and how to add lights and reflections.
Basic Techniques

Glass Transparency




This Glass Transparency Video explains how transparency, refraction and intensity settings effect the transparent objects in your model.

IRender nXt Features




In this IRender nXt Features Video Dennis explains the value of each of these features and shows you how to use them.

IRender nXt seamless SketchUp integration, lighting and material settings makes it easy to render photorealistic images.

Light Balancer




The Light Balancer is used to adjust the brightness of light sources - such as the sun and sky and interior lights.

This video shows you how to quickly adjust the lights while rendering your SketchUp model with IRender nXt.

Multipass Rendering




Multi Pass rendering lets you quickly see what your rendering is going to look like – after the first few passes – and the either change settings, or let the rendering continue go get better.

In this video Scott Davidson shows you how multi-pass rendering works for nXtRender for AutoCAD, Revit or SketchUp.
 

Rendering Sketchup Models




An introduction to advanced rendering techniques, create photo-realistic renderings from SketchUp models.
Advanced Techniques

Advanced Features




In this video Dennis explains the value of each of these features and shows you haw to use them.

Depth of Field, Lighting Channels, Material Editor, Material Libraries, Indirect Lighting, Panoramas .

Background Image Wizard




The Background Wizard makes it easy to position your rendered model in a background, and to remember the settings for future renderings.

HDRi Positioning




This HDRi Positioning Video explains how to position an HDRi Image around your SketchUp model.

Lighting Channels




Lighting Channels make it easy to adjust the lights in your rendered image very quickly. You can even switch from day to night by adjusting the sun light.
 

Rendering with Edge Lines




This video Tutorial Dennis explains how to render a scene with edge lines visible.

Sometimes, details can be washed out in some renderings.

Rendering with edge lines turned on in IRender nXt can bring back many of those lost details.
Sample Renderings

Sample Renderings




These images from the IRender nXt Image Gallery will show you what can be done using Google SketchUp and IRender nXt to create stunning presentations of your 3D models.

SketchUp Renderings




This is a sampling of renderings generated from SketchUp models and rendered with IRender nXt.
Rendering Tips

Rendering Colored Glass




This is a very brief video tip - How to render glass in any color with IRender nXt.

The method is easy to understand and will provide IRender nXt users with a reliable way to render glass in SketchUp models in any color.

Rendering Water




Water features add interest and detail to architectural renderings. This video explores rendering techniques that make it easy to add realism to any water feature.
Dutch Sims 4 Master

Reflections




Today I'm back with a new Sketchup rendering tutorial using the render program IRender nXt. This time I show you how to add reflections to make your renders look much more realistic.

Lights Video




How to add lights to your model using IRender nXt

Resume Rendering - DS4M




In this new IRender nXt rendering tutorial for Sketchup, I explain how you can save lots of time when rendering your images by using the resume rendering feature.

Realistic Water




In this video I show you how to make the water in your Sketchup model look more realistic after rendering it using IRender nXt.
 

Light Balancer - Channels




In this video I show you how to manage lighting channels to make sure that the lights you've added to your model are perfectly balanced.

Indirect Lighting - DS4M




In this Sketchup rendering tutorial I explain how you can create diffused lighting in your model using IRender nXt.

Haze and Blur- DS4M




Adding blur or haze to your model in Sketchup is easy using IRender nXt. You can actually add it after rendering your image in only a few clicks!

Auto Reflection - DS4M




Auto reflection is a very useful and smart rendering feature in IRender nXt which will save you a lot of time rendering your Sketchup models.
 

Background Layer Wizard




In this Sketchup rendering tutorial I explain how to add a background to your sketchup model, using the IRender nXt image layer wizard.

Material Channels




In this video I show you how to change the color of materials after rendering it using IRender n

Section Planes




Section planes in Sketchup are very useful for rendering interiors or other parts of your model which are hard to access.

This Video show how to use Section Planes while Rendering

Panoramic Images - DS4M




In this video I showcase one of my personal favorite features in IRender nXt: the feature which allows you to create a 360° image of your Sketchup model. In this video I explain how it works.

Download FSP Viewer: http://www.fsoft.it/FSPViewer/download/
 

Animations




In this tutorial I explain how to make animations in Sketchup using IRender nXt.