Summary
The benefits of photorealistic rendering are numerous and extend across various industries. There is a lot to discover in the world of photorealism, and we hope this chapter planted a seed. We covered render options and presets, scene composition, realistic material properties, lighting techniques, and final render settings – using SU Podium as the rendering plugin example. The last two sections focused on tips, troubleshooting, and other rendering plugin options.
In the next and final chapter, we will share extra modeling tips and tricks we have learned through the years and provide helpful links, books, and courses for continuing education. We will also touch on SketchUp Diffusion, which uses a SketchUp model and text prompts to create AI-generated images.
