Sketchup Photo-Realism
I haven’t played at all with SketchUp since NECC, but today I came across a plugin that will work with the free or Pro versions to produce visually-stunning results.
The plugin is called SU Podium, and is worth a look. I haven’t used this plugin–but I did want to point it out for those interested in Sketchup but un-impressed with the rendering results.