AI presentation renders from SketchUp Pro scenes and LayOut sheets.
Trimble's professional SketchUp subscription for desktop 3D modeling, LayOut documentation, and design presentations
Trimble's professional SketchUp subscription for desktop 3D modeling, LayOut documentation, and design presentations
SketchUp Pro is a strong fit for designers who move from fast 3D modeling into client-ready deliverables. Use RENDERCAD when a saved scene, section cut, style view, material study, or LayOut sheet already explains the design but needs a more polished still image for review. Capture the SketchUp Pro viewport or a clean LayOut page and generate a presentation render for facade options, interior concepts, site context, furniture layouts, woodworking details, or stakeholder packets without rebuilding the model in a separate rendering workflow.
In SketchUp Pro, set the scene you want to present with tags, section planes, shadows, styles, and materials visible enough to communicate intent. For documentation views, open the matching LayOut sheet and frame the viewport cleanly. Upload the screenshot to RENDERCAD, add a short prompt for material finish, time of day, landscaping, entourage, or interior mood, and use the generated still for client meetings, planning packages, option comparisons, and marketing drafts. Use /developers when you want to automate repeat captures across many SketchUp Pro design options.
Modeled by CADSharp in Onshape. Rendered with RENDERCAD.
Add | Change | or Remove referenced objects with the stroke of a brush.
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| Feature | RENDERCAD | V-Ray for SketchUp |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Generative AI | Physically based V-Ray renderer with CPU, GPU, and hybrid modes |
| Output | Images + Video | Images, animations, panoramas, render elements, and Frame Buffer output |
| Resolution | HD / 4K | Custom output dimensions, limited by scene complexity, memory, hardware, and settings |
| Image Speed | ≈10 - 60 Seconds | Scene and hardware dependent, from interactive previews to longer production renders |
| Video Speed | ≈1 - 5 Minutes | Animation output depends on frame count, quality settings, scene complexity, and hardware |
| Scene Set Up | Zero | Set SketchUp scenes, assign V-Ray materials, configure lights and cameras, then choose render settings |
| Input | Screen Snip | SketchUp models with V-Ray materials, lights, assets, environments, and scene cameras |
| Hardware | Cloud GPU | SketchUp desktop plugin with compatibility dependent on host version and system setup |
| Install | None | SketchUp extension with Chaos licensing and optional cloud or distributed workflows |
| Cost | from $20/mo | Subscription licensing through Chaos or eligible SketchUp bundles |
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Skip the setup tax. Pick the condition, material, and background with just a click while RENDERCAD handles the heavy lifting. No lighting rigs, no environment setup, no 45-minute wait; get photorealistic results in seconds.
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Get StartedCommon solutions for SketchUp Pro users
Creating orbit animations in traditional software requires keyframes and hours of rendering. RENDERCAD does it from a single image in under 2 minutes.
The AI automatically centers the composition and balances the lighting to create dramatic, portfolio-worthy images.
Yes. Upload any photo as a background reference and the AI will composite your SketchUp Pro model into that environment with matching lighting and perspective.
Mask one half of the render and apply different conditions - "Clean" on one side, "Heavily Used" on the other - to create compelling comparison images.
Yes. Mask your product, protect it, then apply different environment references to the background only - perfect for placing products in various scenes.
Prompt for "Matte Black Rubber" or "Textured Silicon." RENDERCAD understands the difference between hard plastic and soft rubber visuals.
Use the RENDERCAD overlay to capture your product. Prompt "Sunny Forest" or "Urban Street," and the AI generates a matching environment in roughly 10-60 seconds.
Upload your image or snip your car model. In the video prompt, add "Car driving on road, motion blur wheels" and use the "Slow zoom out" camera for a cinematic effect.
Use RENDERCAD's web studio. Since it's browser-based, 100% of the processing happens on our servers, leaving your CPU free.
The Render Studio has a toggle for Light/Dark Mode in the top settings to match your SketchUp Pro interface.
Upload your image or snip the car. Prompt "Automotive paint," "Asphalt background," "Motion blur wheels."
Use "White" background; the AI adds shadows onto the white floor.