"Right-click the SketchUp toolbar area. Check 'V-Ray for SketchUp'. You need three buttons: Asset Editor (Materials), Interactive Render (live preview), and Render Production (final output)."
"Turn on 'Interactive Rendering'. Move your camera. V-Ray updates live. When happy, hit 'Render'. In the Frame Buffer, check 'Denoiser' – it’s free clarity." vray for sketchup 2018
"Open the Asset Editor. Right-click any grey face → 'Create Material'. Change 'Diffuse' to 'Reflection'. Set 'Roughness' to 0.2. That’s polished concrete in 2 clicks." "Right-click the SketchUp toolbar area
Get the stable V-Ray 3.6 for SketchUp 2018. Includes GPU rendering, denoiser, and photorealistic materials. Official legacy support and troubleshooting. Move your camera
"Delete the default sun. Go to V-Ray Light Gen (new in 2018). It generates 50 HDRI lighting scenarios automatically. Click the sunset preset – watch your shadows turn gold."