3D Light Design Rendering Using Sketchup & Kerkythea
August 31, 2007
As promised, I am posting a rendering (using the Metropolis Light Transport rendering method) showing what the great combination of Sketchup Pro and Kerkythea is capable of. The picture is of a simple, small commercial staircase with metal and frosted glass railing (modeled in seconds in Sketchup using a stairway ruby script) and a recessed, vertical surface-mounted, cool-white LED accent fixture I modeled in Sketchup, which are the only lights in the scene. This is just a sample and architectural lighting designers can take the combination to new heights but combine these programs and the DIALux program mentioned below and your well equipped as a lighting designer without spending tons of cash.
PS. Let me know what you think of the image by posting a comment please
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Click to view the same scene rendered in Sketchup only
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AH | February 24, 2008 at 9:49 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee9mh5SzVd8
A project done with dialux
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davecwm | February 25, 2008 at 7:28 pm
That is an interesting application to designer lighting. Neat job!
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andy kosmala | July 21, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I am enquiring on how to setup SketchUp and Kerkythea so I am able to use these tools. Just can’t seem to get it to work/startup.
Any help is greatly appreciated!!