Ambient Occlusion Sketchup < LIMITED — 2024 >

Elias zoomed in. In the sunny render, the corner was bright and non-descript. In the AO pass, the corner was a deep, soft charcoal. It looked secluded. It looked private.

Ambient Occlusion in SketchUp = instant depth. ambient occlusion sketchup

This time, the image didn't wash out. The sunlight streamed through the skylights, but where it hit the floor, the AO darkened the contact points. The shadow under the grand staircase wasn't a sharp, jagged line; it was a soft, occluded gradient that faded into the darkness. Elias zoomed in

Ambient Occlusion (AO) adds realistic contact shadows in SketchUp — perfect for presentations, client walkthroughs, or export to rendering engines like V-Ray, Enscape, or Twinmotion. It looked secluded

The building breathed. The white walls were still white, but now they held the memory of the shadows they cast.