Render Settings for Sections in SketchUp<br />🛠️ Method 1: Using Native SketchUp Styles (Basic)<br /><br />Place a Section Plane (Tools → Section Plane) across your model.<br /><br />Right-click → Activate Section Cut.<br /><br />Open Styles Panel (Window → Default Tray → Styles).<br /><br />Go to Edit → Modeling Settings:<br /><br />Turn Section Fills ON (to get solid cut areas).<br /><br />Adjust Section Line Thickness/Color (make cuts bold).<br /><br />Enable Shadows (View → Shadows).<br /><br />Add materials & textures for realism.<br /><br />Save style → apply to scenes.<br /><br />👉 This works well for simple architectural drawings.<br /><br />🛠️ Method 2: Using a Renderer (V-Ray / Enscape etc.)<br /><br />Renderers don’t always show SketchUp section cuts directly — so you need special settings:<br /><br />For V-Ray (most common)<br /><br />Place a Section Plane.<br /><br />Turn it into a V-Ray Clipper:<br /><br />Right-click section plane → V-Ray Clipper.<br /><br />Or use V-Ray Toolbar → Clipper icon.<br /><br />In Asset Editor → Geometry → VRayClipper adjust:<br /><br />Cut Material → choose a solid color (for cut surfaces).<br /><br />Enable/Disable Affect Lights & Shadows.<br /><br />Render → You’ll get a photorealistic section with materials, lights, and shadows.<br /><br />For Enscape<br /><br />Activate section plane in SketchUp.<br /><br />Enscape will respect section cuts automatically.<br /><br />Add lighting, materials, entourage for realism.<br /><br />📌 Pro Tips<br /><br />Use styles for 2D drawings, render engines for realistic views.<br /><br />Always set up Scenes (top view, perspective section, interior cutaway).<br /><br />Use shadows to add depth.<br /><br />For presentation: export both Hidden Line view + Rendered view → overlay in Photoshop for a polished look.<br /><br />✅ Summary:<br /><br />In SketchUp itself → use Styles + Section Fill + Shadows.<br /><br />In V-Ray/Enscape → use V-Ray Clipper / section cuts for realistic renders.
