Let’s take a look at the basic buttons in the setup bar. On the right is the vertical bar with all the program settings, and with the mouse we can move inside the space. Then the file has been exported and by opening Shapespark from our computer we see a scene with the name of our file. Choosing it will ask us if we want to create a new scene if we want to name it and if we want to place the Sketchup Sun inside the Shapespark The plug-in has 2 icons, by pressing the right one that shows a lamp we can import light sources into the Sketchup file and process them in Shapespark. Once you open it, you will see the plugin on your Sketchup home screen.Īfter having designed the Sketchup model I’m ready to export the file from the Shapespark plugin. Upon completion of the installation, the plugin will be downloaded to Sketchup. The objects I have selected have many polygons, so generally, this is a heavy Sketchup file.īefore you get started, you must go to Shapespark and create an account and then download the Shapespark program locally to your computer by installing it. Both spaces have enough light and natural light, with the sun coming through the curtains. In order to perform some tests on Shapespark, I chose an interior design project with 2 basic spaces, a bedroom and a living room. In addition to Sketchup working perfectly with an official plug-in, we can also import models from Shapespark from other 3D programs in a format such as FBX, COLLADA or OBJ. These are the same techniques that rendering engines use to generate photo-realistic images. Shapespark uses global illumination techniques which simulate the behavior of light in the real world for all types of light sources, be the sun, sky or lamps. In addition, it supports VR and WebVR (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Google Cardboard and Daydream) virtual reality functionality, and its biggest advantage is that the entire model, with its photorealistic features, can be embedded on a page of a website!Īccurate lighting is the key ingredient in making a virtual scene feel real. With Shapespark we can browse through the room and see the whole design as if we are in the room, we also have the ability to upload the entire model with the materials and lighting and send it anywhere with a simple link! To see the link, you only need a browser, Chrome, Motzilla, Explorer etc. This is a very handy program that works very well with Sketchup, giving us great 3D images and more. Today, I want to introduce you a new software for real-time rendering, called Shapespark.

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