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V-Ray for SketchUp, Rendering with V-Ray

Vantage Viewport Render

Use Vantage Viewport Render in V-Ray for SketchUp to render directly in the viewport and see changes in real time.

On this page
  1. Overview
  2. UI paths
  3. System requirements
  4. Workflow
  5. Stop rendering

Use Vantage Viewport Render in V-Ray for SketchUp to render directly in the viewport and see changes in real time.

Overview

Vantage Viewport Render lets you view rendered visualisations in real time within the viewport.

UI paths

||V-Ray Live Link Toolbar|| > Vantage Viewport Render

Vantage Viewport Render icon highlighted on the V-Ray Live Link toolbar.

||Extensions|| > V-Ray > Live Link > Vantage Viewport Render

System requirements

SketchUp Version

Chaos Vantage Version

SketchUp Version

Chaos Vantage Version

2024 (or later)

3.2 (or later)

Workflow

To start Vantage VPR, click the Vantage Viewport Render icon on the toolbar or select Vantage Viewport Render in the V-Ray menu.

All changes appear in real time in the viewport.

Selecting objects during Vantage VPR or importing Cosmos assets activates viewport opacity while rendering.

SketchUp_Vantage_VPR-cosmos_asset_2

mp4

6 MB

Stop rendering

Use any of these options to stop rendering:

Click the Vantage VPR Toolbar icon.

Click the Interactive Render button in the V-Ray toolbar.

Click the Stop Render button in the V-Ray Asset Editor.

Click the Show VFB button in the V-Ray toolbar to display the VFB, then click the Stop rendering button in the VFB.

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