Rendering: V-Ray for Sketchup

SketchUp users in all fields depend on V-Ray as a quick, easy and cost-efficient way to render their most cutting-edge images. Developed by Chaos Group, V-Ray for SketchUp works seamlessly with Googles’ SketchUp, one of the most popular 3D modeling tools available today. V-Ray for Google SketchUp runs on Windows XP and Vista.

Below are the features for V-Ray for SketchUp Pro 7:
* True Raytraced Reflections & Refractions
* Glossy Reflections & Refractions
* Global Illumination & Global Lighting
* Area Shadows
* True HDRI Support
* Fully Multi-threaded Raytracing Engine
* Ant-aliasing
* Native SketchUp Materials Integrated Into V-Ray
* Displacement
* V-Ray Material Editor With Material Preview
* V-Ray Sun and Sky
* V-Ray Physical Camera
* Depth-Of-Field Camera Effect
* Distributed Rendering Over Up To 10 Machines
* V-Ray Two-Sided Material For Thin Translucency
* Animation Suppor

SketchUp is one of the most widely used and easy to learn 3D Modeling software on the market today. With V-Ray for SketchUp users now have one of the most powerful rendering tools available to visualize their models with the upmost quality and realism. V-Ray works within the SketchUp environment allowing users to be able to efficiently incorporate the task of rendering within their current workflows. Source: asgvis.com

For more information, visit the official ASGvis website. Download the Vray for SketchUp step by step tutorial document from Scribd.

I came across this link: crack via this blog.      :o)

Design software: PRO100

We all know AutoCAD and Sketch-up by now.
It's time to introduce some other great and easier programs that help us visualise our ideas.

PRO100

Pro100 website

As per website:

PRO100 is useful in all those stages of furniture manufacturing, where the user wants to introduce modernizations making use of computer technology. You can use PRO100 to create furniture "from scratch", create your own catalogs, plan the supplies, arrange interiors and support your direct sales - in all of these stages the program gives you an instant visualization, different views, calculations and reports. That's why our software turns out to be useful for small companies and showrooms as well as for huge manufacturers that own shop chains and big factories. Easiness of use (most of the operations can be done with a mouse), high speed and constant possibility of introducing changes into the project make life much easier for furniture manufacturers and retailers.

Personally, I find it very easy to work with and recommend it to anyone!
You can download demo version from the website.
I have polish cracked version if anyone would like it.
I will try to crack an english version too soon :)

It's clearly not the best software for smooth visualisation, but it's easy to use and effects are not bad either. Some examples:

It's a perfect solution if you don't have much time to spend on visulisation but still want to show your idea in a neat way! And it has an option for plan, axonometric and perspective view. You can always print the .jpg and trace it over if you need! Time saver!