Rendering in SketchUp

Companion IRP Chapters
Software can change very quickly, given updates, patches, and new releases. SketchUp is 
established software; even with new version releases, the software at its core remains the 
same. Its tools, menus, and methods have not changed dramatically.
However, IRPs can and will change with new releases and updates. The specifics of each IRP 
can quickly become outdated. 
To accommodate this changing landscape, companion chapters to this book are available 
online for your use. These review the settings and tools for other integrated rendering pro-
grams, and they are kept up-to-date. You should go to
 www.ambit-3d.com
 and download these 
chapters before you continue with the remainder of the book (Fig. 2.1, Fig. 2.2). 
Part 6 provides detailed settings and instructions for using Shaderlight by ArtVPS. The 
online chapters follow the same format used in Part 6. As of the initial release of this book, 
the online chapters review Twilight Render.
Contents and 
Extended Features
ChaPtER
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Chapter 2: Contents and Extended Features
Fig. 2.1: 
Download the accompanying chapters at www.ambit-3d.com.
Fig. 2.2: 
Website where chapters can be downloaded

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Part 1: Overview and Concepts
Fig. 2.3: 
Twilight Render chapters (Part 9) can be 
downloaded.
This book makes many references to these programs and to the rendered images in the 
supplemental chapters and IRPs. By utilizing the online chapters, you ensure that the book’s 
content and process work in tandem with current versions of the IRPs. And the core content of 
the book remains relevant, because it can be applied to existing versions of IRPs.
IRP Versions
Each IRP has a free demo version and full version that you can purchase. The chapters covering the 
specific IRPs (Part 6 in the book; and Part 9 which is online) are geared toward the full versions of 
the software. The demo versions are not full featured—that is, they have some features turned off 
(for example, limited resolution options). (See Fig. 2.5, Fig. 2.6, and Fig. 2.7.)