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View Full Version : SU to Accurender archytextural 10-01-2006, 04:57 I'm new to the world of Sketchup, but an old hat at Mcneels Accurender rendering package in autocad. Is there an easy way of eporting from SU to Autocad so that you can easily assign planes to layers? I guess what I'm asking is it possible to export to DWG and have it create objects based on material, or layers? Thanks in advance. Archytextural SWANK-E 10-01-2006, 05:06 I'm new to the world of Sketchup, but an old hat at Mcneels Accurender rendering package in autocad. Is there an easy way of eporting from SU to Autocad so that you can easily assign planes to layers? I guess what I'm asking is it possible to export to DWG and have it create objects based on material, or layers? Thanks in advance. Archytextural in your SU model, you can make each material as a separate layer. to do so, simply right click on a surface with the material you are using and choose select all of the same material, then simply place that into a layer of the materials name. export dwg and when in your rendering program, assign materials based on the layers. bingo archytextural 10-01-2006, 22:47 :cheers: Thanks a lot mate. This is a great forum, everyone is very helpful, and also very knowledgable on many subjects. SWANK-E 11-01-2006, 00:01 you are welcome looking forward to see your participation in this forum archytextural 11-01-2006, 02:21 hey SWANK-E, So how many genuine posts does one actually need to make, to get access to viewing some of the attachments? I'm just curious, and since you are a "Super-Moderator" I thought you might know. Thanks again. archytextural 16-01-2006, 19:29 hey Swank, Thanks for the tips. Here's a little sample of what I'm working on. Can't get much further than this until the client sends me the topo, so I was just playing around with how well it transfers over. Render Plus 21-07-2006, 23:56 There is now a exporter for SketchUp which renders using AccuRender. Visit http://www.renderplus.com/pdf/ray_trace.htm for more imformation. |