How do I open Kerkythea on Mac?
For Mac, after downloading the dmg file, in order to install Kerkythea please drag and drop Kerkythea folder inside Applications folder. To run Kerkythea the first time, please right click and then select to Open the application.
How do I open Kerkythea?
Getting into Kerkythea Click on File -> Open and select the XML file that you just exported from SketchUp. It should appear inside Kerkythea in wireframe mode. I like to change this into solid rendering mode by going View ->Adjust -> Solid Rendering, or by pressing V on the keyboard.
How to install Kerkythea plugin in SketchUp?
Download SketchUp Plugin
- We recommend logging into your computer as an admin before installing any Ruby scripts.
- Select Window > Preferences (Microsoft Windows) or SketchUp > Preferences (Mac OS X).
- Click on Extensions.
- Click on the Install Extension button.
- Locate the SU2KT file to install (.
- Click on the Open button.
How do I open a SketchUp file in Kerkythea?
A very basic workflow goes like this:
- Create your SketchUp model.
- Turn shadows on if you like and/or add Kerkythea light components.
- Create animation (formerly tourguide) tabs/views.
- Go to the plugins menu and export the scene.
- You can then directly open the model in Kerkythea by clicking OK one more time.
How do I add materials to Kerkythea library?
How to install a material pack downloaded from Kerkythea
- Change the name of the file from “Example. mat. zip” to be “Example. zip”.
- Unzip the file into your “… SketchUp\Plugins\Twilight\Materials” directory.
- Re-open SketchUp to see it in your Library List.
How to install and run Kerkythea on Mac?
For Mac, after downloading the dmg file, in order to install Kerkythea please drag and drop Kerkythea folder inside Applications folder. To run Kerkythea the first time, please right click and then select to Open the application. The following times, simply double click on Kerkythea file (inside Applications / Kerkythea folder).
What is Kerkythea?
Kerkythea is a full staging application for rendering your models. And now it’s available for all major platforms Windows, Linux and MacOSX! It accepts .3ds or .obj models, as well as having powerfully developed free exporter for SketchUp. See the available Kerkythea material libraries.
Do I need to install X11 on my OSX machine?
Note that for OSX 10.8 (or newer) X11 is also required, as it is no longer included with OSX (but X11 server and client libraries for OS X are available from the XQuartz project). Please find details and links here. Once you download and install it, please restart your machine (logout is necessary) so that X11 to be the default server.
What do I need to know to start rendering with Kerkythea?
If you are new to Kerkythea you are welcome to see the “Getting Started Guide” pdf, which covers the basics that one needs to know to start rendering with Kerkythea. Materials are a very important part of rendering and can make the difference between a photo realistic and an artificial-looking image.