With an accurate rendering I should be able to understand if I added sufficient lighting and if I positioned it correctly to get the effect that I want, if I have enough natural light coming in the rooms, if all the materials I choose fit nicely together etc.
If the rendering is not realistic (and accurate) then it might be prettier than what Sketchup provides, but it wouldn’t tell me much more. With Sketchup on its own I can I get a pretty good understanding of spaces and volumes, but I have to imagine how lighting and materials will look. I am going to start plans for my new home and I want to see how it will look before it is built so I can change things as needed while still on the planning stage. Out of curiosity, why do you need this incredible realism? What kind of “evaluation” are you doing? What kind of improvements to the design are you doing?
I am considering Twilight V2 (which is now on discount) but I want to see what other options are available now, and then if possible try 2-3 of them before I choose one. My Twilight V1 doesn’t work on newer versions of Sketchup so I should buy something else. I liked the UI and renders of Maxwell and close second was Twilight, but I ended up buying Twilight because Maxwell had a few limitations. I didn’t like the output of Shaderlight and Podium. I should also be able to get accurate materials.īack in 2012-13 (when I was doing another project) I tried a few renderers: Twilight V1, Maxwell Free, Shaderlight, Podium, and Kerkythea. For example I need a renderer that will allow me to place actual lights (with specific wattage / temperature, IES) and will have accurate daylight for my location, and using only these should produce accurate results, without the need to light the scene with anything that wouldn’t exist in the real world.
I don’t need just a nice looking result, but a result that will be very close to reality. Secondly, I need a renderer that will produce as physically accurate results as possible. I need to render building interiors and exteriors, not for promotion, but for evaluation and to help me improve the design of the building.įirst of all my budget is $100 (maybe I could stretch it to $150). I know similar questions have been asked before, but my question is a bit more specific.
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