IRender Tutorials and Videos

1 Written Tutorials
- 1.1 IRender nXt Interior Pool Tutorial
2 First Exterior Rendering Video
3 Simple Rendering of an Object Video
4 Basic Room
5 Features Video
6 Advanced Features Video
7 Interior Lighting Basics
8 LIghting Channels Video
9 Rendering with Edge Lines Video
10 Reflection Settings Video
11 Glass Transparency Video
12 How to choose a renderer Video
13 Multipass rendering Video
14 See also

Written Tutorials

In addition to the videos below, we have a number of written tutorials which can help you get started.

IRender nXt Interior Pool Tutorial

IRender nXt Interior Pool Tutorial

This is a great tutorial for learning many different aspects of IRender nXt

This Tutorial, the basic room model and some of the components were built by Jorge López.

Jorge López is an architect who has been teaching at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids,Iowa since 1991. This IRender nXt tutorial was created for his students in the CAD SketchUp class.

Other Written Tutorials

First Exterior Rendering Video

	First Exterior Rendering Watch Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEBoFKvZ-ng 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 Video

	Simple Rendering of an Object Watch Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeSTovEKgg8 Make great renderings with out making any changes to the model, or adjusting any rendering settings.

Basic Room

Create and Render a Basic Room

Features Video

	IRender nXt Features Video Watch Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytjDO8Y06_s This video Tutorial, IRender nXt Features, explains some Basic Features of IRender nXt.

Advanced Features Video

	Advanced IRender nXt Features Video Watch Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7wj6y90xe8 This video Tutorial explains some Advanced Features of IRender nXt.

Interior Lighting Basics

	Interior Lighting Basics Video Watch Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWHOp9FXDK8 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

LIghting Channels Video

Lighting Channels Video

Watch Video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xODKAYo88_o
Lighting Channels are 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.

Rendering with Edge Lines Video

	Rendering with Edge Lines Video Watch Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9qHRTGih4w This video Tutorial 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.

Reflection Settings Video

Reflection Settings Video

Watch Video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofMWgVOhdNc
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.

Glass Transparency Video

	Glass Transparency Video Watch Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaaHhUq7gcQ Realistic transparencies are easy to create in IRender nXt and can be fined tuned for great results. In this video tutorial we explain how transparency, refraction and intensity settings effect the transparent objects in your model.

How to choose a renderer Video

	How to choose a renderer Video Watch Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91-oT0UhWCQ This video highlights SketchUp features which some renderers may not be able to handle.

Multipass rendering Video

	Mutli Pass Rendering Technology Video Watch Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o1oJv5l9Do This video, taken from a Webinar for the nXtRender/IRender/AccuRender nXt Engine explains some of the advantages of multi-pass rendering.