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UsingHDRIinVRayforSketchUp

ByNomerAdona
HDRIstandsforHighDynamicRangeImaging.Itisatechniquethatallowsalargerspanorrangeofluminancebetweenthelightanddarkareasofan
image.YoucanusePhotoshoporPhotomatixtocreateHDRI.ForthistutorialIwillnottalkabouthowtocreatethembutratherhowtousetheminV
RayforSketchUp.IfyouwantsomefreeexcellentHDRIsyoucanvisitSketchUpTextureWarehouseandfindsometheretostartwith.Thereis
anotherfreecollectionatNoEmotionHDRs.Pleasedontforgettoacknowledgethem.

LetmebeginthistutorialbyusingthissimpleSketchUpsetupcomposingofdifferenttypesofglassurnsusingthefollowmetool.SinceIalready
renderedthescenebeforewritingthistutorial,theVRayglassmaterialswerealreadyadded.YoumightwanttodownloadmyseparateVRayGlass
Tutorialhere.

SketchUpSetup
InVRayforSketchUpyoucanactuallyusetheHDRIbothasabackgroundandanIBL(ImageBasedLighting).IfyouwanttousetheHDRIas
background,allyouhavetodoistoloaditintheEnvironmentRollout/Background.IfyouwanttouseitasanIBL,thenyouhavetoloadthisHDRIin
theGI(Skylight).Thiswillbecomealightsourcethento
illuminatethescene.Alternatively,youcanusethesunandHDRItogetherbyusingaBlendMap,butIwonttacklethisonehere.Theimagebelow
explainsthisclearly.

RenderOptions
ToloadtheHDRI,allyouneedtodoisclickthesmallmhighlightedat(1)andthenclicktypeBitmap,thenontheBitmapFilehighlightedat(2).
NextbrowsethelocationoftheHDRIfileinyourcomputer(3).

LoadHDRI
YoushouldselectEnvironmentUVWeithercylindrical,sphericalorboxtype(dependsontheHDRImaptypeyouhave).InmycaseIhavechosen
sphericalmap,sinceIamusingasphericalHDRImap.Mysettingisbasic,exceptfortwothings,myPhysicalCameraandtheIrradiancesettingwhich
hasalittlehigherhsphsubdivision.

PhysicalCameraandIrradianceSetting
Alternatively,donotevenbothertousethePhysicalCamerasincetheHDRIwilloverridetheSUNwhichisabigOmnilight.Youwillfindthatyou
donthavetoworryaboutbalancingthePhysicalCamerasettingandthemultiplierofyourHDRI.TheonlyproblemreallyisjustsyncingtheVRay
camerawiththeSketchUpcamera.ThisisthereasonwhyIusedthePhysicalCamera.ByusingThomthomsVRayToysplugin.Iwasabletosync
theVRaycameraandSketchUpcamera.Theimagebelowistherender.Therenderisabitdark,butyoucanseethereflectiononthe
environment.Youcanalsoseetherenderingtimeisquick.

FirstVRayRender
Tolightentheimage,IjustincreasethegammaofmyHDRI,bothinthebackgroundandskylight.SavingIrradianceandincreasingtheHDRIGamma
to1.2

SecondLighterVRayRender
AlternativelyinsteadofraisingtheGamma,youcanalsoadjustthemultiplierofthemaporcreateanextraOmnilighttolightenthescene.Againthis
thingisuptoyou.Finally,herearesomemorerendersusingdifferentHDRIs.

DifferentHDRI

DifferentHDRI
Ihopethistutorialisusefultoyouandlookforwardtosharingmynext!
Cheers
NomerAdona
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15ResponsestoUsingHDRIinVRayforSketchUp
1. aswinonJanuary12th,201111:16am
itsverymuchinformative..thanks
2. JanuaronApril5th,20116:29pm
Awesome!thanksbro
3. naseehonJune23rd,201112:16pm

ItsSooooooonice,amavrayenthusiastzzzthankssalot!!
4. str9ledonSeptember29th,20113:24pm
thanksfortheinformationiscertainlyusefultomein
5. fajaronDecember5th,201111:01pm
Veryhelpful..hesagoodman!!
6. AmitonDecember24th,20114:56pm
HowdoyoucontrollthesizeofHDRIappearanceinthebackground.Imeanimaybeproportionatelybiggerorsmallerthanwhatitshouldhad
been.inthatcasetheimagewillnotlookreal.
forexample,inthelastrenderletsassumethatthepaintinginthewallisbeingrenderedaboutthesamesizeofthegreenglassofthemodel.how
tocontrolthat?
thanksinadvance.
7. davidonFebruary6th,20123:54pm
sircanweusehdri/iblonnightsettings?wherecanidownloadhdrifiles?tahnksalot.
8. RobertoonSeptember26th,20121:15am
HowcanIreducethescaleofHDRIimage?
inmyscenethehdriishuge.
thaks.
9. hulaimyonOctober10th,20126:01am
thanksforyourtutorial.
veryinformative
10. MarkCarpioonJuly12th,20134:54am
verygood..iwanttotrythisbutatfirstitwouldtakealongertimetolearndefinitelybutIwilltrytolearnfast..
11. teovyonMay5th,20149:55am
Iwantarealisticexteriorrenderingsettings
12. amironJuly3rd,20143:01pm

Thankssomuch
13. JohnonFebruary5th,20153:46am
wherecanidownloadtheHDRI??andtheTexture??
14. adminonFebruary5th,201511:32am
John,theHdrilinkshavebeenupdatedatthebeginningofthistutorial.Youcancheckthemoutnow.Hopethishelps
15. JorgeonDecember11th,20152:32pm
Goodday!
HowdoImapHDRIappearthroughoutthescene?
Forexample:
ImdesigningabuildingandwouldliketoshowonlytheskythroughouttheBackground.EverytimeIputaHDRI,showsthesky,butdownthe
horizonisdarkorgray.Moremustalsobepartofthiswithskyaswell.
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