Brighter3D rendering plugin for SketchUp

Why Brighter3D?

Artificial lighting

Full support for area lighting allows you to create any artificial (area) lights. You can set up the color or light temperature and light power.

Brighter3D artificial lighting Rendering Example

Daylight

Use SketchUp Shadow toolbar to set up the perfect time, date and position of your model to get an accurate daylight simulation.

Brighter3D Daylight Rendering Example

HDRI Lighting

You can use hundreds of free HDR maps to bring realism into your SketchUp renderings. HDR maps can be used for lighting, background and reflections.

Brighter3D HDR Lighting Example

Ambient Occlusion

You can use Ambient Occlusion mode to quickly and simply generate an image without setting up lighting. That mode can be mixed with day light to get a better result.

Brighter3D Ambient Occlusion Example

Depth of field

You can use the depth of field camera effect to focus on a given point in the scene.

Brighter3D Depth Of Field Rendering Example

User Interface

Intuitive one-window-at-a-time interface that you'll get familiar with in minutes.

Brighter3D User Interface Example

Check our YouTube tutorials

Clay Rendering Tutorial

Rendering with Brighter3D
episode 3

Clay rendering

Indoor Rendering Tutorial

Rendering with Brighter3D
episode 2

Indoor rendering

Outdoor Rendering Tutorial

Rendering with Brighter3D
episode 1

Outdoor rendering

Daylight and portals Tutorial

Rendering with Brighter3D

Daylight and portals

New features Tutorial

Brighter3D post processing module

New features of Brighter3D Version 4.1.0

Textures fix Tutorial

Solution

Solving the problem of disappearing textures during rendering in SketchUp

Why Brighter3D?

The Brighter3D SketchUp rendering plugin combines a unique,
noiseless rendering technology with a user-friendly interface
that is simple to learn for both beginners and advanced users.
It operates entirely within SketchUp and is highly efficient.

Unbiased

Progressive unbiased mode - obtain noise free preview in seconds and a perfect image in a few minutes.

Noiseless

Unique algorithms allow a noise-free image from the start!

Lighting

Support for artificial, daylight and HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging) lighting!
You can also generate HDR content saving results as .exr or .hdr files.

Materials

Brighter3D provides over 100 different predefined materials, and also allows you to create millions of them combining:
reflectance, refraction, index of refraction, Fresnel term, and more…

GPU-based tone mapper

Realtime GPU based tone mapper as external module.

Multithreading

Fully utilizes CPU power by multitasking and is optimized for Intel processors, does not require an expensive graphic card.

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Requirements

  • Windows 8/10/11 (64-bit)
  • SketchUp (2017/2018/2019/2020/2021/2022/2023/2024/2025/2026) 64-bit Make, Pro or Studio
  • 64-bit 1.5GHz processor or faster (a multi-core CPU is recommended)
  • 4GB of free RAM (8GB is recommended)
  • Internet connection to activate the license
With the free version, you will have a resolution limit and a brighter3d logo on the rendered images. You will also have access to basic materials and a two-week trial of ambient occlusion and depth of field effects.
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The PRO version single computer license is priced at $149 as a one-time payment. You will receive free lifetime product upgrades.

Return and Refund Policy

All sales are final. No refunds will be issued for software delivered via digital download. We recommend trying our two-week PRO version trial before purchasing to ensure the software meets your needs.

Annual license (75$)

License valid from SketchUp 2017 up to SketchUp 2026

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Lifetime license (149$)

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