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Is it true that it can render stereo vision? Click here to view the latest 3D Stereo Vision render
Yes. You can render in stereo which produce two images. Sitting 3 feet away from your monitor and slowly crossing your eyes, you will see both images merging onto one at the center, and this is the real 3D beauty of it. It looks just like real life. You have to try this one, you won't believe it!

Will it work with the free version of Sketchup_®?
Yes. It has been tested on both, the free and the Pro.

How easy is it?
It's so easy, anyone can use it. No complicated settings.

Will it work on models prior to using Raylectron_®?
Absolutely. Simply open your model and apply some effects to your textures and start the render.

Can I render OBJ files too?
Yes, you can load OBJ models. You may also modify the material file to include the different effects offered by Raylectron.

Will it save my Raylectron_® modified textures in the skp file along with the model?
Yes, next time you open your model, all your modified textures will be loaded.

Can it do true shadow and caustics?
Yes, shadows are not fake, nor hard, they are as it would be in real life, and so as caustics produced by refractive and reflective materials.

What about color bleeding, like a red and white wall, will some red shows on the white wall?
Absolutely, color bleeding happens in real life, and Raylectron_® will reproduce this accurately.

Can I continue modifying my model while rendering?
Yes, the rendering engine runs entirely outside of Sketchup_®, so you can continue working.

How hard is it to make a light?
Easy, simply set the texture of your light bulb to be a light source, set the power of it, that's it. In fact, any texture can be a light.

How long does it take to render?
It all depend on the complexity of the model and how fast your computer is. The longer you let it run, the more perfect the result. For small models, only a few minutes is good enough. But for complex models, if you want total perfection, let it run overnight, and the results will be absolutely outstanding.

Can I use a network of computers to render faster?
Yes. Install Raylectron_® on all the other PCs and start Raylectron_® as a slave. On your main PC, start Raylectron_® as a master and enter the list of IPs (or names) of the slaves.

Can I save the render and re-load it later?
Yes, you can stop a render, save it, re-open it later and resume the render.

Which effects can I apply to my textures?
Glossiness, shininess (from IOR, not fake), transparency, reflection (such as mirror), refraction (such as glass), bump and Normal maps, background images, environment maps and Emitter. Use a combination of these to create the desired effect.

Do I always have to run Sketchup_® to rotate/zoom before I render?
No. Once you have exported your Sketchup_® model to Raylectron_®, you can rotate, pan, zoom and modify your materials and lights right from the Raylectron_® viewer.

Can the render output be saved in HDR format?
Yes, you can save as an HDR file to use in a tone mapping software. You can also save in jpg, png and many other formats.

Do I have to use Photoshop_® to enhance the look of the render output?
No, because Raylectron_® already contain all the adjustments you need such as brightness, contrast, gamma etc. However, you can save to HDR or Photoshop_® format, and edit as you please.

Do I need an expensive super fast video card with tons of memory?
No. Raylectron_® only use your CPU and the CPU of the slaves, so you can have the slowest and cheapest video card you like.

So what kind of CPU power do I need?
Any CPU will do, but the faster the better (we suggest 3GHZ+), and the more threads or cores the better (we suggest 4 cores/8 threads or more). We also suggest 8GB of RAM.

Is my network going to be slow if I run many slaves?
No. Each slaves work independently from one another and from the master. The only time the network is used is when you update the view port. At this point, each slaves send the render data to the master.

I'm starting to like it, but I want to try it first, what now?
No worry, simply download, install and use it for as long as you want, no restrictions, not crippled in any way, just a watermark.

Do you offer free models for us to test and/or use?
Yes, see our gallery. All our samples include the actual Sketchup_® model ready for Raylectron. We will continue to add new models.

One last thing, who made the model shown on your banner?
The model shown on our banner come directly from the Sketchup_® 3D warehouse. It was made by AKP891 but the original owner is unknown. We slightly modified it and rendered it using an outdoor environment map.

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