Rendering in SketchUp

Physical Sky: Set Exposure to 0.
3
3
Moofe: Exposure will range from 3.0 to 5.5.
3
3
Simulated (artificial) lighting: Exposure will range from 4.5 to 7.5.
Dynamic preview and Saving
To initiate the rendering process, click the Render button in the Shaderlight main menu. 
A new resizable screen will appear, serving as the Render preview window. The render will 
first upload and then start to coalesce and become visible in the preview window. The render 
progress will be displayed at the bottom left of the menu (Fig. 26.13).
Fig. 26.13: 
From the Rendering preview window at the top left of the menu, you can save the rendering 
(1). The progress of the render can be seen in this part of the window (2). The bottom left of the preview 
window indicates the progress of the rendering in terms of percentage (%) complete (3).
Saving
To save the render at any time during the process, go to the top-left drop-down menu, and 
select File 
F
Save As.

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Chapter 26: Shaderlight Iterative Rendering Settings
Dynamic Rendering
In the Render Settings menu, select Update 
F
Auto to enable Dynamic rendering. Once the 
render process has started, just go back to SketchUp and perform any needed work. Adjusting 
the camera view, textures, and lighting will cause the preview window to update and reflect 
these changes when Update is set to Auto (Fig. 26.14). This does not work when Update is set 
to Tile.
Fig. 26.14: 
The left side of this dynamic rendering shows the SketchUp model; the right side shows the renderings 
in the Shaderlight preview window. The rendering is completed and then saved (1). The camera view in SketchUp is 
adjusted to a different vantage point. Shaderlight starts to render this new view (2). The view is completed and can 
be saved (3).
The dynamic-rendering system allows you to conduct batch renderings, which are reviewed 
in Chapter 30.

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