Rendering in SketchUp

Final Render for Simulated Lighting
Run the render with all of the lights and detail and use maximum resolution and quality. Be 
warned: these renders can take a considerable amount of time to complete (Fig. 20.29).

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Fig. 20.29: 
Once all of the lights are added and evaluated, run the final rendering.

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Chapter 21: Texture Values
W
hen you’re using an IRP’s Material Editor, assign a value to the textures. Once ren-
dered, these values will accentuate the textures so that they take on realistic qualities. 
This chapter provides a general description of texture values and explains how to troubleshoot 
textures that are rendering incorrectly.
IRPs and Texture Values
Every IRP has a Material Editor. To apply a value, select the texture and choose a value from 
the IRP Material Editor. A value needs to be applied only once. After a value is applied to a 
texture or solid surface, all versions of that texture or solid surface will receive the applied 
value (Fig. 21.1). When you’re applying values using the IRP texture tools, appearances in the 
underlying SketchUp model will not change (Fig. 21.2). The texture values and how they affect 
the appearance of a material become apparent only when the model is rendered (Fig. 21.3).
Texture Values
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Fig. 21.1: 
Texture value is applied to the building stone. All versions of that texture in the model now 
have that same value.
Fig. 21.2: 
The values applied to materials do not affect the materials’ appearances in SketchUp itself.

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