WHAT’S NEW
What’s new in V-Ray Next for SketchUp, update 2
The latest update introduces RTX support, an enhanced Color Picker, a new color theme and a number of useful improvements for easier geometry and material workflows. Plus, it runs smoothly in SketchUp 2020.
What’s new in V-Ray Next for SketchUp, update 1
V-Ray Next for SketchUp, update 1 features an improved user experience for some of your favorite V-Ray tools, faster interactive rendering and powerful new functionality to make it much easier to manage your scenes.
![SketchUp_update_2_Carousel_1920x600_new SketchUp_update_2_Carousel_1920x600_new](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/SketchUp_update_2_Carousel_1920x600_new.jpg)
Supporting the latest & greatest
V-Ray now fully supports SketchUp 2020, the latest version of Trimble’s software. In addition, you can further speed up your GPU production rendering with NVIDIA RTX support.
![SketchUp_update_2_Feature_thumb_690x380_3_new SketchUp_update_2_Feature_thumb_690x380_3_new](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/SketchUp_update_2_Feature_thumb_690x380_3_new.jpg)
Workflow optimizations
The latest update makes it easier to manage proxy asset materials. What’s more, you can now precisely select a color with the right hue and saturation with the new Color Assistant.
![SketchUp_update_2_Feature_thumb_690x380_2_v1 SketchUp_update_2_Feature_thumb_690x380_2_v1](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/SketchUp_update_2_Feature_thumb_690x380_2_v1.jpg)
Better user experience
Thanks to its UX improvements, update 2 is a pleasure to use. Enjoy a better installer and a new, brighter color theme to change the appearance of your V-Ray user interface.
![Testimonial-1-image Testimonial 1 image](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Testimonial-1-image.jpg)
V-Ray for SketchUp is easy to use and delivers great results. You can use it to make anything – from 3D diagrams to high quality images – the possibilities are up to you.
David Santos, Lead, LAB Visualización
KEY FEATURES
Rendering
![Powerful_GPU_Rendering_F2 Powerful GPU Rendering F2](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Powerful_GPU_Rendering_F2.jpg)
CPU, GPU & Hybrid Rendering
V-Ray comes with two powerful rendering engines. You can choose between super fast GPU and CPU or Hybrid rendering to best suit your project needs and requirements.
![1_2_Integration_SketchUp 1 2 Integration SketchUp](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1_2_Integration_SketchUp.jpg)
Denoiser
Remove noise and dramatically cut the render times. With V-Ray Denoiser, you can denoise each render element in post-production. And with the NVIDIA AI Denoiser, V-Ray delivers instant feedback with less noise, while you design interactively.
![piotr-zielinski-guggenheim-museum-architecture-vray-sketchup-feature piotr zielinski guggenheim museum architecture vray sketchup feature](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/piotr-zielinski-guggenheim-museum-architecture-vray-sketchup-feature.jpg)
Interactive Rendering
Render interactively while you design. Fine-tune lights and materials and see the results right away. View the render result directly in the SketchUp viewport.
![vray-sketchup-renderelements vray sketchup renderelements](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/vray-sketchup-renderelements.jpg)
Render Elements
Choose from many unique beauty, utility and matte passes to give you more control over your rendered images in compositing.
![SWARM_02 SWARM 02](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/SWARM_02.jpg)
V-Ray Swarm
Powerful and scalable distributed rendering system that’s simple and fast. Get an extra speed boost with V-Ray Render nodes.
![cloud-vid-thumb cloud vid thumb](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cloud-vid-thumb.jpg)
Chaos Cloud
Rendering on the Cloud is just one click away.
![SCENE_INTELLIGENCE_01 SCENE INTELLIGENCE 01](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/SCENE_INTELLIGENCE_01.jpg)
SCENE INTELLIGENCE
Automatically analyzes your scene to optimize rendering so you get the best quality in less time.
![VIEWPORT_RENDERING_01 VIEWPORT RENDERING 01](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/VIEWPORT_RENDERING_01.png)
VIEWPORT RENDERING
This is an overlay on top of SketchUp’s viewport. It is rendered interactively and if scene changes are made, updates the rendered result.
![MATERIAL_ID_AND_MULTIMATTE_RENDER_ELEMENTS MATERIAL ID AND MULTIMATTE RENDER ELEMENTS](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MATERIAL_ID_AND_MULTIMATTE_RENDER_ELEMENTS.png)
CRYPTOMATTE RENDER ELEMENT
Аutomatically generates and stores object- or material-based masks. It’s perfect when you need to accurately select objects in post-production.
UI
![1_1_Asset_Lib_SketchUp 1 1 Asset Lib SketchUp](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1_1_Asset_Lib_SketchUp.jpg)
SMART ASSET EDITOR
Create, edit and manage all of your assets including lights, materials, textures, geometry and render elements all in one place. All assets are structured in an intuitive folder structure.
![File_Path_Editor_A File Path Editor A](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/File_Path_Editor_A.jpg)
File Manager
Manage all of your scene files in one place. Set file paths, create scene archives, and keep track of assets like textures, IES files, and proxy objects.
![SCENE_INTERACTION_TOOL SCENE INTERACTION TOOL](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/SCENE_INTERACTION_TOOL.png)
SCENE INTERACTION TOOL
Get direct access to any level of the SketchUp hierarchy, so you can interactively adjust materials and light properties whenever an object is selected.
![Color_Picker_B Color Picker B](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Color_Picker_B.jpg)
V-Ray Color Picker
A powerful color picker, which provides RGB color values and a corresponding Kelvin temperature slider allowing you to save and modify temperature values for every color slot.
![vray-sketchup-framebuffer vray sketchup framebuffer](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/vray-sketchup-framebuffer.jpg)
Frame Buffer
Track render history and fine-tune color, exposure, and more, directly in V-Ray’s frame buffer.
![UNIVERSAL_ASSET_PREVIEW UNIVERSAL ASSET PREVIEW](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/UNIVERSAL_ASSET_PREVIEW.png)
UNIVERSAL ASSET PREVIEW
Preview your materials, lights, textures and render elements in a single viewer. Observe how parameter changes affect the appearance of the asset in a specific isolated setting.
![MULTI_SELECTION_Rhino MULTI SELECTION Rhino](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MULTI_SELECTION_Rhino.png)
MULTI-SELECTION
Select multiple scene or library assets as well as multiple toolbar filters to speed up your workflow.
![TEXTURE_INSTANCING TEXTURE INSTANCING](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/TEXTURE_INSTANCING.png)
TEXTURE INSTANCING
Map multiple material parameters with the same source texture to simplify the shader structure and management.
Lighting
![Adaptive_Lights_D Adaptive Lights D](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Adaptive_Lights_D.jpg)
Adaptive Lights
For scenes with lots of lights, the new Adaptive Lights mode can help you speed up render times by up to 7x.
![javier-weinstein-interior-design-vray-sketchup javier weinstein interior design vray sketchup](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/javier-weinstein-interior-design-vray-sketchup.jpg)
Global Illumination
Render photorealistic rooms and interiors with powerful and fast global illumination.
![piotr-zielinski-hallway-vray-sketchup piotr zielinski hallway vray sketchup](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/piotr-zielinski-hallway-vray-sketchup.jpg)
Accurate Lights
Render any type of natural or artificial lighting with a wide range of built-in light types.
![david-santos-las-tanusas-architecture-vray-sketchup-02 david santos las tanusas architecture vray sketchup 02](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/david-santos-las-tanusas-architecture-vray-sketchup-02.jpg)
Sun & Sky
Simulate realistic daylight for any time and any location. SketchUp sun animation is supported.
![mesh-light-sketchup-ted-vitale mesh light sketchup ted vitale](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mesh-light-sketchup-ted-vitale.jpg)
Mesh Light
Emit light from any scene object to simulate real world custom light shapes.
![2_2_Adaptive_Dome_SketchUp 2 2 Adaptive Dome SketchUp](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2_2_Adaptive_Dome_SketchUp.jpg)
ADAPTIVE DOME LIGHT
Render faster, cleaner and more accurate image-based lighting that’s up to 7x faster. The new Adaptive Dome Light also removes the need to set up Portal lights for interiors.
![LIGHTING_ANALYSIS_TOOL LIGHTING ANALYSIS TOOL](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/LIGHTING_ANALYSIS_TOOL.png)
LIGHTING ANALYSIS TOOL
The new Lighting Analysis render element makes it easy to visualize the real-world illumination (Lux) values of any scene.
Camera
![david-santos-web-experiment-boxes-art-vray-sketchup david santos web experiment boxes art vray sketchup](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/david-santos-web-experiment-boxes-art-vray-sketchup.jpg)
Real-world camera
Work like a photographer, with controls for exposure, white balance, depth of field and more.
![vray-sketchup-vr vray sketchup vr](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/vray-sketchup-vr.jpg)
Virtual Reality
Render VR-ready content for popular virtual reality headsets with the help of the VR Camera types in Stereo mode.
![lens-effect-sketchup-vu-nygen lens effect sketchup vu nygen](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lens-effect-sketchup-vu-nygen.jpg)
Interactive lens effect
Instantly add GPU-accelerated glare, bloom and procedurally generated dust and scratches for added photorealism. Fine-tune lens effects interactively while you render.
![2_1_Auto_EV_WB_SketchUp 2 1 Auto EV WB SketchUp](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2_1_Auto_EV_WB_SketchUp.jpg)
AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE
Capture the perfect exposure every time. The new Auto Exposure and Auto White Balance camera controls make rendering as simple as point and shoot.
Shading
![piotr-zielinski-cafe-architecture-vray-sketchup piotr zielinski cafe architecture vray sketchup](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/piotr-zielinski-cafe-architecture-vray-sketchup.jpg)
Materials
Create great looking materials or select from 500+ readily available ones in the asset library.
![Better_Viewport_Materials_A Better Viewport Materials A](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Better_Viewport_Materials_A.jpg)
Material viewport display
Get an accurate preview of your V-Ray materials in the SketchUp viewport.
![New_Texture_Maps_B New_Texture_Maps_B](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/New_Texture_Maps_B.jpg)
Texture Maps
Create realistic and unique shaders using any texture map or one of V-Ray’s many built-in procedural textures – Gradient, Temperature, Tri-Planar, etc.
![vray-sketchup-materials vray sketchup materials](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/vray-sketchup-materials.jpg)
VRscans
1000+ scanned materials. Import and render directly in V-Ray.
Atmospheric & volumetric effects
![Environment_Fog_D Environment Fog D](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Environment_Fog_D.jpg)
Environment Fog
Quickly add realistic atmospheric depth and haze and use true 3D fog with realistic light scattering.
![sketchup-fog-perspective sketchup fog perspective](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sketchup-fog-perspective.jpg)
Aerial Perspective
Simulate natural looking skies with realistic atmospheric depth.
![volumetric-sketchup-david-santos volumetric sketchup david santos](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/volumetric-sketchup-david-santos.jpg)
Volumetric Materials
Realistic material light scattering and translucency.
Geometry management
![V-RAY_SCENE_IMPORTER V RAY SCENE IMPORTER](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/V-RAY_SCENE_IMPORTER.png)
V-RAY SCENE IMPORTER
Import any .vrscene file directly as a SketchUp model with correctly sized and positioned objects, proper texture placement, lights and proxy references.
![vray-sketchup-vrscene vray sketchup vrscene](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/vray-sketchup-vrscene.jpg)
Proxy Scenes
Import and render V-Ray scenes (.vrscene) as references from other applications such as 3ds Max, Rhino, and Revit.
![archilime-neighborhood-architecture-vray-sketchup archilime neighborhood architecture vray sketchup](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/archilime-neighborhood-architecture-vray-sketchup.jpg)
Proxy Objects
Bring more detail to your project with memory-efficient proxy models of complex objects like grass, trees, cars and more or use animated proxy objects for walking people or trees blowing in the wind.
![2D_Displacement_B 2D Displacement B](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2D_Displacement_B.jpg)
Displacement
Quickly add surface detail without extra modeling with the optimized V-Ray displacement. The 2d Displacement mode is perfect for architectural materials like brick and stone.
![2D_Displacement_B 2D Displacement B](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2D_Displacement_B.jpg)
Grass
Create realistic grass, fabrics, and carpet with V-Ray Fur.
![vray-sketchup-clipper2 vray sketchup clipper2](https://www.adriabim.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/vray-sketchup-clipper2.jpg)
Section Cuts & Clipper
Easily create quick cutaways and section renders with V-Ray Clipper. Convert any scene object to a clipper.