This article takes you through Getting Started with IRender nXt.

The steps in the first section will be used for all Trial methods.

Setup IRender Nxt Beta Text

1. Download the latest version of IRender V2.0.

• Download a version from the nXt Web site, or
• Follow the links from the Render Plus Downloads Page to download the latest version.

2. Start SketchUp

Download SketchUp 6.0 from Here: ( SketchUp Download ) if you don't have it yet.

IRender nXt works with both th free and professional versions.

3. Start IRender

• Select IRender V2.0 Load from the SketchUp Plugins menu.

4. Setup IRender nXt Beta Test

• Load the Options Dialog, and go to the Setup tab.
• There is a radio button at the top to select IRender AR3 mode or IRender nXt mode.
• There are two new settings on the dialog for IRender nXt. (These will only show up after you use the radio button to switch to IRender nXt mode.)

Light Processing

• Indirect lighting takes into effect the reflection of light off of surfaces in your model. (We tried to do this in IRender AR3 with Radiosity.)
• Direct Lighting only takes into effect the direct lighting from a light source. It is much faster than indirect lighting, but does not product as realistic a result.

Stop Rendering After

IRender Nxt will continue rendering, improving the lighting, reflection, etc. on each pass, until you stop it (with the Red icon on the render window).

Set the Maximum Passes and/or Seconds to a value other than 0, and the rendering will stop after the number of passes, or number of seconds has been completed.

(There is currently no way to restart the rendering after the maximum is reached. You will have to change the number of passes or time and restart it from the beginning.)

5. Start Rendering

• Click the Render icon:

What to Expect

1. IRender Nxt may cause some Bug Splats - so save you drawing once in a while.
2. This is a beta test version. If something goes wrong, let us know - but don't try to fix it. we can probably fix it and make a new version in a couple of days.

Ways to try it out

Existing Model

If you have already been using IRender AR3 and have a model you want to try with IRender nXt, follow these steps.

1. Load your model.
2. Select IRender nXt Beta Test
3. Render the Model

Sample Model

If you want to load a sample drawing and render it, follow these steps:

1. Load a sample drawing with the Open icon on the IRender Toolbar

   Simple Room Tutorial

   

   

   To better understand IRender nXt, add lights and reflection to a model.

   • Use the IRender Tutorial to add lights and reflection to a simple room.
   • Use the steps above to render it using IRender nXt.
   • See: IRender Tutorial