Sketchup: Do imported image files render?

Pandekage · Post by **Pandekage** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:29 am

Hope you guys can help me with this. I have a surface in Sketchup. I click Import, choose a PNG image, and click "use as image". It looks great in the Sketchup viewport, but when I click render, the image is missing. Then again, it only has been an hour of rendering. Is it one of those post-render steps, or does it not render at all? Thanks!

Headroom · Post by **Headroom** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:45 am

Before jumping right from installation to rendering I'd strongly suggest you go through some of the tutorials provided on the Indigo website.

You'll save yourself many headaches and a lot of time and frustration. If you go through the forums Sketchup section you'll also find one or more video tutorial(s). That should help you to get started quickly.

Pandekage · Post by **Pandekage** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:17 am

I did go through the tutorials. Textures are covered, but there is nothing about importing image files. I've also checked the Sketchup subforum.

cotty · Post by **cotty** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:32 am

Try using it as texture instead of an image, I think that should help...

Whaat · Post by **Whaat** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:19 am

Image components support was added in SkIndigo 3.2.0.

ninopiamonte · Post by **ninopiamonte** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:01 pm

Why don't you try it to check in the Materials. Or import a .JPG format instead of .PNG.