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The ultimate solution for SketchUp rendering.

V-Ray® for SketchUp 3D rendering software is designed for every designer, architect, or creator who needs a realistic visualization of their idea. From beginner to pro, Chaos® V-Ray has all the tools you need to create stunning photorealistic renders and animations of your SketchUp models.

Why choose V-Ray for rendering in SketchUp?

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Create photorealistic renders.

With rendering features such as true-to-life lights, cameras, and materials, rendering with V-Ray is as real as it gets. For any project, you can see exactly how it will look. It's as close as you can come to the real thing before it’s built.


Bring your scenes to life.

Employ our curated collection of smart assets — including high-quality models of furniture, accessories, vegetation and people — and stage your project with just a few clicks. The all-new Chaos Cosmos asset browser lets you easily drop render-ready 3D content right into your SketchUp scene.

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Enhanced compatibility with Enscape. Faster viz workflows.

Save time from recreating designs from scratch and from challenging communication with designers. You can now import real-time Enscape scenes in V-Ray to continue fine-tuning the project ensuring its visualization accuracy and original design intent. 


Get a headstart on your next project.

V-Ray comes with hundreds of ready-to-render materials that you can apply to any scene and access to an extensive library of video tutorials, free technical support, and helpful forums. V-Ray has one of the largest visualization communities, with a world of community-created content that’s readily available.

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How to create a SketchUp rendering with V-Ray

With V-Ray for SketchUp, we've made creating high-quality renders as easy as modeling in SketchUp itself. Install the software, which has an easy-to-use interface just like SketchUp's, and you can jump straight into the fun stuff like setting up your camera and lighting. Once you get to know V-Ray, you can make use of its seriously impressive feature set, and create great renders and emotionally compelling scenes.


V-Ray is the ultimate power-up for SketchUp.

V-Ray and SketchUp are the perfect team. SketchUp is the world's most widely used 3D modeling software for architecture and design. And V-Ray is the world's #1 rendering software for architectural visualization. Put them together and you've got the perfect combo to take your SketchUp model to the next level.

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The complete 3D visualization and simulation toolset.

Get the full collection of Chaos® software that includes Chaos V-Ray®, Chaos Cosmos, Chaos Phoenix, Chaos Player, and Chaos Scans. Plus cloud rendering and collaboration in Chaos Cloud.

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Award-winning quality

Photoreal rendering, raytraced real-time, flawless materials, powerful simulations—the results speak for themselves.

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Complete creative freedom

You’ll find everything you need to visualize anything you can imagine—in every way possible.

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Everything is connected

A connected ecosystem of creative tools that work well together so you can create faster and better than ever.

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