In the first part of this tutorial, we'll create a simple animation of a camera moving through the SketchUp scene. Viewers can better understand the scale of the project, see how the sunlight interacts with the design over the course of the day, and imagine what it feels like to inhabit the space. By creating a 3D animation of a proposed building or space, architects and designers can get a much better sense of how it will look and feel when it’s built. The right animation can really help bring architecture and design projects to life. After that, we'll animate the clouds to make a time-lapse sky and learn how to share our final rendered clips with others.

Our first step will be to create a simple camera animation and then animate the sunlight changing throughout the day.

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a professional animation using SketchUp and the photorealistic rendering plugin V-Ray. If you're looking to take your SketchUp skills to the next level, learning how to render animations can be a great way to showcase your designs.

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