Developer ArtVPS has launched software that allows Shaderlight Pro users to render animations directly from SketchUp, developing 3D concepts into animated photorealistic presentations.
Developed for architects and designers around the world, the additions are for interactive rendering plug-in for Google SketchUp Shaderlight, called Shaderlight v2.
Shaderlight Pro users will also benefit from a unique new feature called ‘Replace Me’, which enables users to render detailed models without the associated slow down when using large amounts of geometry.
ArtVPS has linked with landscape design software provider DynaSCAPE to offer a selection of detailed models for the new feature.
The animation tool will appear as a new button on the Shaderlight toolbar and access a simple interface that enables users to render SketchUp scene transitions as a sequence of photorealistic images for animation.
Shaderlight v2 supports the camera positions, object and layer visibility in SketchUp scenes. It will also render animations created using the SUanimate and Keyframe Animation plug-ins; both tools that create a separate scene for each frame of the animation.
Replace Me rendering allows users to substitute complex models, such as people and trees, within their scene for simple billboard models.
Both new features are only available in Pro version, which can be trialed free for 14 days.
