Re: Twilight V2 and Skatter
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 4:22 pm
Phil, did you check that Skatter is enabled in the Render Editor? Under Settings -> Advanced Settings there should be a checkbox for Skatter.
Fletch wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2016 4:41 pm Skatter is a separate plugin for sale now that works with SketchUp http://getskatter.com/ and renders natively with Twilight Render 2.4.6.
It has a super easy setup for creating lawns in SketchUp.
These lawns render great with Twilight Render Unbiased render settings.
To get a great lawn instantly using Skatter with Twilight Render, see the tutorial on our announcement.
It has been supported by Twilight Render since its release. Be sure you have the latest version of Twilight.
Chris wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:41 pm I just tried 2020 and it is working there too. My first run through, it didn't render but that was because I missed a step. Here are the steps I followed:
- Create a "floor" component made from a rectangle
- Open the Skatter editor
- Open the Skatter Library
- Choose one of the grass models from the Skatter library and select "Full Geometry" and "Render Only"
- In the Skatter editor, click the Hosts - Add button and click on the floor component previously created. Note that the preview will show the grass fully populated on the floor.
- If not already checked, click and check Render Only in the Skatter editor.
- Click (re)Generate! I missed this step the first time because the preview populated right away in the last step. But you still MUST click it.
- Render (probably with Interior/Interior+)
not Phil here, but I can answer: Skatter DOES require Twilight Render Pro V2SeveLaro19 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:43 am Hi Phil Meadows,
Does this mean that you have to take the paid version of Twilight Render for skatter to work? Does Skatter only work on the paid version of Twilight Render? Does this mean that you have to take the paid version of Twilight Render for skatter to work? Does Skatter only work on the paid version of Twilight Render? Because I don't see any checkboxes in the Render Editor.
Many thanks for your help,
Fletch wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 11:11 pm Skatter has a 15 day free trial and we encourage you to try it for yourself on your computer setup.
It is confirmed that Skatter V2 works fine for us in SketchUp Pro 2022 and Twilight V2 latest version on Windows 10.
"Render Only" mode or "In Model" mode both work fine. Grass looks good at default. But if you want to tweak any materials you must choose "In Model" mode and then you can select materials to edit them with Twilight Material properties.
When you download the content you will need to download the full geometry "hi-poly" version of the content, not the proxy version.
The grass and the gravel are from Skatter 2 in this image.