A Recipe for Rendering. How to Quickly Make a Rendering of your Model

Опубликовано: 21 Март 2026
на канале: My Drafting Room

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title: A Recipe for Rendering
subtitle: How to Quickly Make a Rendering of your Model
author: Eric Todd Inglert, AIA
date: 1 Apr 2021
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`sUtoBlndrRecipe.md`

Ingredients:
Google Images
SketchUp Modeler
Blender Cycles renderer
GIMP

Steps:
1. Model rectangles in SketchUp.
1. Make components of rectangle constructs.
1. Assign proxy materials to components.
1. Test render workflow.
1. Export model to Collada file.
1. Import Collada to Blender.
1. Switch from Solid to Rendered.
1. Move the sun to an interesting position. (e.g., 'gx' or 'gy')
1. Change glass material `alpha`.
1. Change render engine from Eevee to Cycles.
1. Do a test render.
1. Save the file to view in browser.
1. Modify render environment.
1. Move the camera and reposition view.
1. Check and then uncheck the `Camera to view`.
1. Rerun test.
1. Save blender file.
1. Return to SketchUp for advanced materials.
1. Make material in GIMP for import.
1. Modify to taste in GIMP.
1. Select face in component, import image material as texture.
1. Rerun test in Blender.
1. Exported a final test render.
1. Opened in GIMP and made modifications.
1. Wash, rinse and repeat.