Shaderlight

What is Shaderlight ?

There's really only one renderer option for SketchUp

Shaderlight is now available for Mac and Windows and will run with SketchUp Pro and SketchUp Make. For best results, run Shaderlight with the latest version of SketchUp, but Shaderlight will run with Windows 8.1 or Mac OS X or later.

Interactive rendering

Shaderlight offers rendering mode options to optimize your workflow. Choose between progressive rendering with automatic updates for interactive feedback, on-demand updates, or single mode (side-by-side) to render in full quality.

Simple interface

Tight integration with Google Sketchup will make you feel at home – render directly from the Google Sketchup toolbar, you don't have to import your model first.

Replace me

Shaderlight's fantastic new Replace Me feature lets you render detailed models without filling the SketchUp scene with geometry. Choose from our Replace Me model library or create your own with the Replace Me creator plugin.

Luminaire Library

Now it's even easier to create real-world lighting using Shaderlight's ready-made lighting devices with built-in IES files to provide the exact details of light and shadow intended by the manufacturer.

Refine your image

Even when you render, you remain in control. Zoom in and pan to explore the details of your image or capture your work in progress with the 'photo' feature

Real-world effects

Add precise materials and textures to your 3D model with simple presets straight from SketchUp, then use the adjustable settings to get the perfect finish.

Precise lighting

Light up your scene using sketchup sun, image-based lighting, or our physical sky. For realistic interiors, simply add a point, location, area, portal or LIGHT IES from the simple Shaderlight light editor.

Photoreal finish

It's never been easier to show your 3D model in your actual setting using image-based or physical sky-based lighting and your own background image. Professional lighting images and backgrounds are included in the Shaderlight Pro.

Scene animation

Create photorealistic animations directly from SketchUp with this new feature available in Shaderlight Pro.

Presentation tools

Render plans, elevations, and isometric views, or choose Chalk Render mode to produce form studies for a quick and clear presentation of the project intent.

Dispersion support

Using the Skatter Rendering Only option, an almost unlimited number of instances of objects can be rendered in Shaderlight without overloading SketchUp. Instead of creating all instances in SketchUp, Skatter will send the instance specifications directly to Shaderlight.

Multi platform

Whether you're on a Mac or PC, running SketchUp Free or Pro, if you're modeling in SketchUp, you can process with Shaderlight.

System Requirements

8 GB of RAM (If you're processing larger resolution images, you'll benefit from more RAM, especially if you're working in Auto Update mode. Single mode (Mosaic) uses much less memory and can be used to render high-quality high-resolution images)

2 GHz + quad-core processor

SketchUp 2014 or later