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To select a month and day, drag the Date slider or enter a date in the Date box.To select the time of day, drag the Time slider along the timeline or enter a time in the Time box.
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(Alternately, you can display the Shadows toolbar Customizing Your Workspace explains how to show and hide toolbars.) Select Window > Shadows to open the Shadow Settings dialog box Open the Shadows panel in the Default Tray, where you can control how the shadows appear.To turn on shadows and see shadows at different times of day, follow these steps: After you model is geolocated, SketchUp knows (roughly) how the sun will shine on your model.īy default, shadows are turned off, because they can use a lot of your computer’s processing ability.
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Or to add a location manually in any version of SketchUp, select Window > Model Info, select the Geo-location option in the sidebar on the left, click Set Manual Location, and enter a latitude and longitude in the dialog box that appears.
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To geolocate your model in SketchUp Pro 2017, you can import terrain using the Add Location tool. Using Dome light set-up, the lights come from HDRI map as direct light, and all effects like shadows, reflection, etc... will be apparent.Tip: Before you can cast real-world shadows in a model, your model must be geolocated. This can be illustrated in test render sample (see image 2.0/ Setting 2.1.B and Setting 2.2.B). The shadow in Dome light+ HDRI set-up appears to be smoother than V-Ray sun setting. Follow the parameters set-up I made for this test render experiment (See image 2.1 Dome light Setting). To change the parameters for Dome light follow the procedures: under ‘V-Ray Asset Editor’> go to ‘Lights’> click the V-Ray Dome light> under Light dome, you can see two main parameters (Main and Options). In order to set-up the Dome light: click the Dome light icon and place it in your SketchUp scene. Thus, optimizing the Dome light settings is important in order to produce a suitable environment in relation to HDRI map. Using V-Ray for SketchUp, when loading a Dome light+ HDRI in default setting, the render result will be darker in nature (See image 2.0/ Setting 2.1.A). In comparison to Dome light and V-Ray Environment settings, the shadow appeared to be sharper when rendered using V-Ray Sun and sky system. However, when you turn on the GI Skylight option and choose the V-Ray sky as the light source, the render result will be similar to V-Ray default settings. Under Environment Overrides, the GI Skylight is technically turned off in default settings. If you go to V-Ray Asset Editor> Settings> Environment> Background, you can see that the default background is set to V-Ray Sky or technically the V-Ray Sun (V-Ray sunlight). When set in default setting, notice the sunlight is enabled. In V-Ray default setting, V-Ray Sun and V-Ray Sky are special features which are provided by the V-Ray Renderer. For V-Ray Environment with HDRI texture, the test render will highlight the possible output when render in optimized setting using HDRI as the light source and V-Ray sun as an additional light source. For V-Ray dome light with HDRI texture, a comparison test render was made using default setting and optimized setting. I also added a Sphere model inside the scene with silver polished material in order to see the reflection of the sky.įor V-Ray Sun and Sky System, I set up a basic scene in default setting and lit it a couple of different ways, (enabling and disabling) V-Ray sun, background, and GI (Skylight). In order to fully understand the possible render output in V-Ray using various environment settings such as V-Ray Sun and Sky, Domelight+ HDRI and V-Ray Environment + HDRI, I made a simple rendering experimentation that highlights different parameters or settings which generally affect the tonality and atmosphere of the rendered image output.ĭuring the test render experimentation, I enabled the material override and set the water pool to “Can be Overridden”. Exterior Render Settings (V-Ray 3.4 for SketchUp)Įxterior Render Settings V-Ray and SketchUp