V-Ray Viewport Rendering

This page provides detailed information on Viewport Render in V-Ray for SketchUp.

Overview

Viewport Render (VPR) is a render output overlay visible in SketchUp's viewport. It updates upon scene updates during interactive rendering It is rendered. VPR can either overlay the entire viewport or render over selected regions.

UI Paths

||V-Ray Frame Buffer|| > Region render

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

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

||V-Ray Legacy Toolbar|| > Viewport Render

SketchUp Menus Ribbon

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

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

Accessing Viewport Render from the V-Ray Toolbar or the V-Ray Menu in SketchUp 2023 or later versions opens the following notification.

||Window|| > Default Tray > Overlays > V-Ray Render

Workflow

First, activate the V-Ray Render in the Overlays menu. Then start an Interactive render.

The Render Output does not automatically fit the viewport resolution. Adjust the resolution from the Asset Editor > Render Settings > Render Output and set the Aspect Ratio to Match Viewport. You can either adjust the image's Width and Height to match the Aspect's Width and Height or resize SketchUp's window and press the Update () button.

V-Ray Viewport Rendering In Previous SketchUp Versions

V-Ray Viewport Render In Previous SketchUp Versions

Notes

• Use 'Ctrl' plus '+' or '-' key combination to control overlay opacity.
• V-Ray Vision is an alternative to the V-Ray Viewport Render and can be used instead. However, V-Ray Vision is currently not directly available in the viewport.