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If you reside in India, and are interested in SketchUp add-on products - such as IRender nXt, check out our new dealer:Samhita CADD & Graphics Compatible, Affordable, Better. Your IRender nXt dealer in Indiawww.samhitacg.com [more...]

We have been making a lot of improvements to ProjectRender.ProjectRender is an AutoCAD based rendering package for users of ProjectSymbols, Giza or 20-20 Office. Take a look at: ProjectRender [more...]

Why did we create IRender nXt?We saw a way to enhance SketchUp with PhotoRealistic RenderingWhen we first tried SketchUp, we saw how easy it was to create 3D models, and saw how easy it was to visualize 3D models. We felt that by adding PhotoRealistic Rendering to  [more...]

We make it easy for you to create top quality renderings.You probably won't get everything perfect the first time, but we make it easy to start with a good rendering ant then make changes to make it better.We make your current models work. If you can draw it in  [more...]

SketchUcation had an interview with Render Plus in their latest CatchUp Magazine, take a look: CatchUp Edition 3, [more...]

January 2012 NewsletterNew Video - HDRi Positioning Background trees and Skies from HDRi image.Lots of people are getting good results using HDRi backgrounds for trees, skies, buildings and even interiors of buildings. There is a Rotation setting on HDRi skies and  [more...]

There is a Rotation setting on HDRi skies and backgrounds which lets you rotate the HDRi. But it is rather difficult to use - since you often have to rotate the HDRI, re-render, view the result, and repeat until you get what you want.RIch has a created a new video:  [more...]

We would like to come up with a You Tube Video and web Article highlighting the 6 to 10 ways to use PhotoRealistic Renderings to enhance marketing.I would appreciate if it you could start us out with any ideas you may have.A good format would be a short bullet point  [more...]

Using IRender nXt, you can now create a 3D PDF file that displays both the Rendered Image and an interactive 3D model, where the the viewer can rotate and zoom into the different scenes saved in the model. [more...]

One of our clients, Mike Hall, used SketchUp and IRender nXt to help a client design a layout of painting.Mike says:I modelled the gallery space and then modelled each individual picture as a group.This gave my client the facility to move the pictures around the walls  [more...]

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I am an instructor at a community college and recently was searching out renderers that work with SketchUp. One thing that was very frustrating is that many sites explain how to use their renderer with just daylight. I needed a good renderer that could work with  [more...]

Courtesy N. NormanModeled in SketchUp - Rendered with IRender nXt.Courtesy Henry James-Allison of DFALModeled in SketchUp - Rendered with IRender nXt.Google SketchUp is a free 3-D modeling program that you can use to design models of anything you desire, such as a  [more...]

We created a YouTube video of some of the best Gallery Images showing scenes created by IRender nXt for SketchUp. [more...]

he latest version of RpTools contains all the functions of NprTools. If you have a license for NprTools, it will now work for all the features of RpTools as well.Just download RpTools and enter your license number to use it (If you have purchased NprTools in the past  [more...]

In this video Rich explains how to make water in pools, lakes and rivers look realistic.Watch Video: Realistic Water EffectsSee: Water Effects [more...]

Andy Brody has included a chapter in his tetbook, Electronic Workflow for Interior Designers & Architects , on using SketchUp and IRender nXt for Rending.Andy is a full-time assistant professor of Interior Design at Endicott College.  [more...]

Rich is going to make a new video on how to create great water using Procedural Bump Maps.We plan to use Richcat's great example as one of the samples.Check it out: Roman Bath [more...]

New Video - Background WizardPostion your Background ImageIn this video Rich explains how to use the Background Wizard to align an image with a fence outside a window and adjust the perspective of the Image.Watch VideoSee: Background Wizard [more...]

We have reworked the interface to our videos to make them easier to use.All the videos are displayed on the Video page in the proper order, and each video has an easy to find link right under the video to the next video in sequence.Start with the first one, and just  [more...]

The SketchUcation guys gave us a nice writeup about the new background Wizard in Daily CatchUp [more...]

We have been testing, improving and simplifying the use of background images with IRender nXt.We decided that what was needed was a goodf wizard to let you scale and position the background without having to re-render each time to see if it is working the way you  [more...]

If you want to use an iPad to take pictures and/or fill out forms, mark up the pictures with highlights and arrows, and put the whole things together for PDF files and reports, than our new App, Cirrus, is perfect for you.Try the free version in the Apple App store,  [more...]

We have uploaded Version 4.0 of IRender nXt and nXtRender. You can download them from: DownloadsHere is a summary of the New Features in 4.0Volumetric FogCreate 3D PDFSave Rendered Image WizardWorks properly with SketchUp 8Integrated Lighting ChannelsMaterial ChannelsPlanar  [more...]

From Museum Maker on his Blog. He used lugthing channels to adjust the intensities of the lights and created a movie of the process."Pulling together a few concepts to see if this will work convincingly. This is a very low res version, looks great on my computer.  [more...]

We have gone through the rendered images in our Gallery and selected some of the best images to be featured at the top of the gallery and as the slide show on the front page.Here are a couple of recent image uploads which we have selected to be featured:Putnam Evening  [more...]

One of our clients, Henry James-Allison of DFAL, has shared a video he made using IRender nXt on our forum. Take a look here or on You Tube [more...]

This is the new Volumetric Fog feature with an interior lit with Stained Glass [more...]

We added a new Blog to our pag for all SketchUp Blogs.SketchUp for LandscapesIf you have a blog you want add, drop a note to support@renderplus.com [more...]

We had a lot of positive responses to this rendered image/3D Model in the same PDF file from IRender nXt users. (See: New 3D PDF interface for IRender nXt)So we have added the same feature to RPS 3D PDF. The new version of RPS 3D PDF adds a rendering from the SketchUp  [more...]

Realistic Fog EffectsVolumetric Fog for Special EffectsThe new Volumetric Fog feature in IRender nXt can add realism to nighttime scenes, daytime exteriors, and theater lighting. Create a really unique Presentation from your model using Fog, Smoke or Haze.For more  [more...]

MuseumMaker has a nice rendering of a SketchUp model of the Chick Inn in Ypsilanti on his blog: Sketching YpsiWe asked him if we could use his model to make samples for our new Volumetric Fog feature in IRender nXt. Here are the results:(They obviously turned on more  [more...]

SketchUp UR Space included an article about our products in the latest edition.Take a look: SketchUp UR Space [more...]

Interactive 3D PDF Presentations3D PDF and rendered image in a single PDF fileA new feature in IRender nXt lets you quickly create a PDF file with the rendered image of your model, and the 3D model itself combined into a single 3D PDF file. Create a really unique Presentation  [more...]