In this video, learn everything you need to know to start creating renderings inside the new rendering engine in SketchUp! LEARN SKETCHUP IN THE SKETCHUP ESSENTIALS COURSE http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/course DOWNLOAD HDRI IMAGES AT POLY HAVEN https://polyhaven.com/ DOWNLOAD MATERIALS https://polyhaven.com/ https://3dassets.one/ MY SKETCHUP MODELING PC SETUP https://kit.co/TheSketchUpEssentials/sketchup-modeling-and-youtube-creation-kit SKETCHUP BOOKS AND RESOURCES https://kit.co/TheSketchUpEssentials/sketchup-books-and-resources MY CURRENT FAVORITE SKETCHUP PLUGINS AND EXTENSIONS https://kit.co/TheSketchUpEssentials/my-current-favorite-sketchup-extensions (Affiliate Links) PLEASE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE Check Us Out On - Website - http://www.thesketchupessentials.com Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/easysketchup Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/thesketchupessentials Pinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/easysketchup/ Disclaimers: all opinions are my own, sponsors are acknowledged. Product Links in the description are typically affiliate links that let you help support the channel at no extra cost. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introduction 0:33 - How to enable photoreal rendering in SketchUp 1:18 - How environments work 2:24 - Adjusting environment and lighting settings 3:49 - How to control shadows with your environment 5:40 - Fine adjusting shadows with the sun location in the environment 6:24 - How to turn the environment off 7:45 - Places to download more environments 8:38 - How to look at the environment previews 9:07 - HRDI Image Resolution and File size 10:25 - How to import custom environments 11:12 - How to purge unused to minimize file size 12:03 - Using PBR Materials in SketchUp 12:58 - How PBR Maps and Settings affect materials 15:30 - Using AI to generate PBR Maps for Materials 16:36 - Importing custom materials to SketchUp 17:36 - Which PBR Maps to download 20:12 - Using PBR Glass Materials 21:06 - How to export images