Next, general lighting inside the house will be added using V-Ray Sphere Lights. In the Shadows toolbar, change the Time of day to late afternoon to make adding interior lights easier. Here are some settings that can quickly change the sun's appearance. Now that the interactive render is prepared, the default V-Ray SunLight can be adjusted. To further speed up the initial render, disable the visibility for the roof and facade layers in the SketchUp Layers tray. This will temporarily place a grey material on all objects in the scene so that the lighting and shadows are easier to judge on all surfaces. To make lighting the scene easier, navigate to the Settings tab and turn on Material Override. By default, a V-Ray SunLight will automatically be added to your scene. This is where all V-Ray lights in the scene will be listed and where their properties can be modified. Open the Asset Editor and go to the Lights tab. It is a floating toolbar by default, but it can be docked.

The V-Ray Lights Toolbar will be used for creating lights in this tutorial. To download the files used in this tutorial, please click on the button below. This tutorial is a companion to go along with the QuickStart video posted on our YouTube channel and available here. To follow this tutorial, you will need to have the V-Ray for SketchUp plugin installed. By the end, you will gain an understanding of the general lighting workflow for exteriors in SketchUp. It will include using a variety of V-Ray Lights for both day and night renders. This tutorial covers the basics of lighting an exterior scene using V-Ray in SketchUp.

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