gianni munaretto has posted an animation created with IRender nXt on YouTube.

Take a look:

Boothy  has posted a new Panorama - using lighting channels to change from day to dusk.

Take a look

Hi All
To echo Dennis`s video tutorial on lighting channels I have recently completed a night\day panorama for a client (see links below)

All completeley rendered in NXT via NXT Editer (except for a little photoshop lens flare indulgance in the daytime scene.)

day:  http://www.keystage.com/2009/projects/earrow/earrow1.html
night:  http://www.keystage.com/2009/projects/earrownight/earrownight1.html

Render Plus in Australia.

I see that an Australian firm has borrowed our name "Render Plus", and our Domain name - www.renderplus.com - by adding a .au to the end.

If we were a big company, like Google, we could probably try to stop them. But as it is, lets just hope they don't confuse anyone.

Hdri on Sketching Ypsi

museummaker posted a nice IRender nXt image on his blog:

"I'm still learning how to use the latest version of Nxt rendering software for SketchUp.  After a bunch of false start I finally figured out how to use HDRI images correctly.  They are a great way to add subtle lighting cues to a scene."

See full Post: Sketching Ypsi

New Lighting Channels Videio

By assigning channels to sun, sky, and groups of lights, you can quickly adjust the intensity of each channel with a slidebar and immediately see the effect on the final rendering. See: Lighting Channels

Dennis has made a new YouTube video to show how this works: Lighting Channels Video


Using Lighting Channels to adjust a spotlight after rendering.

Rendering Contest Winners

We are posting and contacting the winners this A.M. See: Contest Winners

First Place Winner - Private booth at Day - Elijah Bell - Murray Associates Architects, P.C. www.murrayassoc.com



Second Place Winner - Misty Fountain - richcat



Third Place Winner - Inspired by the art of Lebbeus Woods - Nico Stegemann



People's choice - Honorable mention - New Helm - sgabbott



Thanks to all the contestants, judges, and Blog readers(who helped in the voting) for making this a successful contest!

IRender nXt Rendering Contest Finalists Announced

The finalists for the IRender nXt Rendering Contest have been announced. Thanks to all who have participated in this contest.

In addition to the official judges, 2 votes are being given to the SketchUp community. Check out the full-size images and vote for your favorites, using this link: View Finalists and cast your vote