Installing V-Ray for SketchUp
To get started, download and install the V-Ray for SketchUp extension in Extension Warehouse.
System Requirements
First, confirm your system fulfills these requirements before installing V-Ray.
Processor | Intel* 64, AMD64 or compatible processor with SSE4.2 support |
RAM | Minimum 8 GB RAM, recommended 16 GB RAM |
Hard Disk Space | minimum 2GB, recommended 12GB (includes additional downloadable content) |
TCP/IP | Only IPv4 is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported |
Operating System | Windows 10, Windows 11 |
SketchUp | SketchUp 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
GPU Support | Maxwell-, Pascal-, Volta-, Turing- and Ampere- based NVIDIA card with latest recommended video driverV-Ray Vision requires a Graphics card with DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 and Shader Model 5.0 capabilities. |
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Adding V-Ray to SketchUp
If you already downloaded SketchUp, you can follow these steps below to install V-Ray for SketchUp
1.Download the V-Ray for SketchUp installer, available in your Account Management Portal.
After the download completes, locate the installer and double-click to launch.
2.Please review the license agreement and click Next for your installation optio
When prompted, select the version of SketchUp you are using.
Select Install to use the default installation options.Select Advanced to specify if you want to install
Chaos Swarm and licensing options. V-Ray for SketchUp requires the Local option for licensing.
After installation you'll see options to open the release notes file or share anonymous data with Chaos Group.
Click Done to close the installer.
Launch SketchUp. A V-Ray for SketchUp Studio page will appear.
Click Sign in with Trimble and enter your Trimble ID and password.
Warning: If you do not follow the installation instructions in this article, or do not have a Studio entitlement, you will receive an error message.
Clicking Yes on this message directs you to the Chaos License Server. Use your Trimble ID to sign-in on that page. If you have a Studio entitlement this will link your account. If you do not, you will be notified there is not a license associated with your Trimble account.