
To start V-Ray go to the Tools menu V-Ray Toys->Start V-Ray. When you restart SketchUp, V-Ray will not be loaded automatically. To enable Load V-Ray on Demand, go to the Tools menu, choose: V-Ray Toys->Load V-Ray on Demand. It's also useful if you don't like the extra 3-5 seconds V-Ray adds to SketchUp's startup time. In order to work around this I made this tool which prevents V-Ray from starting with SU and allowing the user to load it on demand. If you use V-Ray floating licenses on a network you face the problem that the first person that starts SketchUp will grab the V-Ray licence even though they might not be currently using it. If you want to enable VfSU in just one session then use V-Ray Toys->Start V-Ray. NOTE! When using VfSU 1.48.66 or newer - you can now enable or disable VfSU from Preferences -> Extensions in SketchUp.īut that will enable VfSU for all SU sessions.

V-Ray for SketchUp Course (SketchUp Campus) - Our official Campus Course for learning to use V-Ray for SketchUp.V-Ray for SketchUp Forum - SketchUp's community for V-Ray questions and usage.Getting Started Page (Chaos Group) - The Chaos Group Official getting started page with resources for new users.Video Tutorials (Chaos Group) - Official tutorials for using all of the features of V-Ray for SketchUp.Their community is a place to ask questions about usage, to report issues or to submit feature requests. V-Ray for SketchUp (Chaos Forum) - The Official Community from Chaos Group for their extension.

Once you've done that, be sure to take advantage of the resources below: To get started, you'll need to download and install V-Ray for SketchUp, then authorize it before you can dig in. We'll only be discussing the usage of V-Ray for SketchUp in this article. Besides this extension for use with SketchUp, they have other rendering solutions as well which aren't part of the SketchUp Studio collection. V-Ray 5 for SketchUp is a popular rendering package by Chaos Group, a 3rd party.
