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V-Ray for SketchUp

Interactive Rendering

This page provides information on Interactive Rendering in V-Ray.

Last updated 8 June 2026

This page provides information on Interactive Rendering in V-Ray.

Overview

V-Ray Interactive is an interactive rendering engine for SketchUp. To start using V-Ray Interactive, you can simply left-click the Interactive button from the main Asset Editor.

UI Paths

||V-Ray Frame Buffer|| > Start Interactive Rendering

||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Render Menu > Render with V-Ray Interactive

||V-Ray for SketchUp Toolbar|| > Render Interactive

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SketchUp Menus Ribbon

||Extensions|| > V-Ray > Rendering > Render Interactive

Notes

  • When V-Ray GPU (CUDA) in enabled, some features are not fully supported. See the Supported Features page for more information.
  • V-Ray Vision is an alternative to V-Ray Interactive and can be used instead.
  • The Always face camera option of SketchUp components is disregarded during Live Link.