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

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.