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V-Ray for SketchUp, Rendering with V-Ray

Veras for SketchUp

Explore design ideas with Veras in SketchUp and learn how to send a viewport screenshot or render to Veras.

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  1. Overview
  2. UI paths
  3. Workflow

Explore design ideas with Veras in SketchUp. This article explains its controls and how to send a viewport screenshot or render to Veras.

Overview

Veras is an AI visualisation tool integrated with Enscape for architects and interior designers. It works directly with your Enscape model to help you explore design ideas at different stages. You can control geometry and material overrides, use presets, maintain visual consistency and select custom renders.

UI paths

||V-Ray Toolbar|| > Viewport to AI Visualization

||V-Ray Toolbar|| > Render to AI Visualization

V-Ray toolbar with the Render to AI Visualization cube and image icons highlighted.

||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Shortcuts menu > Open Chaos Veras

V-Ray Asset Editor with the Open Chaos Veras icon highlighted in the Shortcuts menu.

SketchUp Menus Ribbon

||Extensions|| > V-Ray > AI > Viewport to AI Visualization

||Extensions|| > V-Ray > AI > Render to AI Visualization

||VFB|| > History tab (right-click menu) > Right-click on the history image > Upload image to Chaos Veras

VFB History right-click menu with 'Upload image to Chaos Veras' highlighted.

||VFB|| > Image Enhancers (dropdown menu) > Upload image to Chaos Veras

VFB Image Enhancers dropdown menu with 'Upload image to Chaos Veras' highlighted.

||VFB|| > File > Upload image to Chaos Veras

VFB File menu with 'Upload image to Chaos Veras' highlighted.

Workflow

Each access option opens the Chaos Veras window.

Viewport to AI Visualization opens the Chaos Veras window and sends a viewport screenshot as the source for image generation.

Render to AI Visualization opens the Chaos Veras window and sends the latest render as the source for image generation.

Chaos Veras Explore tab showing a SketchUp viewport image, Veras Presets and the RENDER button.

Viewport to AI Visualization

Veras Explore tab showing an architectural scene, Veras Presets and the Render button for AI visualisation.

Render to AI Visualization

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