UPDATE (Feb 2021): Added the Thea for SketchUp Bitmap-Based preset that automates this process in the latest update. Read more In this article we will learn how to work with PBR textures from sites such as: Substance Source, Poliigon, Quixel, etc. For a better...
There are two ways to create a colored glass material. The first one can be created by assigning a color to the Transmittance channel. The color will be applied uniformly to the whole model regardless of its thickness. The second option is to make use of the...
The Quick Frosted Glass material is a mixture of Glass, Basic and Coating layers. The result of course is not the same as using only a Glass Layer but it could save you lots of render time in many cases. Creating the Glass Layer Create a Glass layer Remove...
A Foggy Glass material is basically a Glossy Layer with Medium enabled. Creating the Glass Layer Create a Glass Layer. Make sure that Transmittance is set to white. Decrease Roughness to ~1%. Adding medium Click on the Medium tab and enable the checkbox. Select...
Create a basic translucent plastic material in Thea for SketchUp. (Video)