I also save the SketchupВ sceneВ that I plan to renderВ in V-RayВ by going to вЂњView>Animation>Add SceneвЂќ. I typicallyВ adjust the sun angle in Sketchup to get the shadows exactly where I want them before moving to V-Ray. Changing the sun angle in Sketchup will change the sun angle in V-Ray. Things like theВ sun, cameras, and materials all speak to each other between the two programs. This means the V-Ray interface is running inside of Sketchup. Things like material setup, AO passes, dusk and interior shot setup will come later.Д«efore getting into the settings, there are a few more notes. To keep things manageable, this first post will be an overview of the basic concepts that I use for setting up a daytime rendering scene. Render settings are obviously a big topic to cover and there are many different rendering situations like interior shots, dusk shots, and daytime shots that require different setups. This way of thinking maintains my sanityВ and minimizes the amount of test renderings and setting adjustments that need to be made. I am simply trying to get close to what I want and then refine the lighting and colors in Photoshop. Another very important point that I want to make is that I am not trying to produce the perfect V-Ray rendering each time. You will notice that I donвЂ™t vear too far from the default settings, but instead use settings that will provide the best ratio of fast rendering times and good outputs. Right out of the box, V-Ray generates nice renderings. The most important of these were simplicity and flexibility. I simply tried out a lot of different programs and found V-Ray wasВ the best at meeting a lotВ of my needs. I have been using V-Ray for over a year now and I am in noВ way paid by V-Ray or affiliated with the company. A lot of you have been asking for V-Ray settings and so I am going to spend a little time going over the settings that I used to create the base rendering of the main streetВ perspective in theВ previous post.

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