The ULTIMATE Guide to PBR Materials in SketchUp 2025

CHECK OUT THE RENDER WORKSHOP https://www.theSketchUpEssentials.com/RenderWorkshop Learn SketchUp in THE SKETCHUP ESSENTIALS COURSE http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/course SITES PolyHaven - https://polyhaven.com/ Poliigon - https://www.thesketchupessentials.com/Poliigon (Affiliate Link) AmbientCG - https://ambientcg.com/ ShareTextures - https://www.sharetextures.com/ 3DAssets.one - https://3dassets.one/?q=&sort=popular Disclaimers: all opinions are my own, sponsors are acknowledged. Product Links in the description are typically affiliate links that let you help support the channel at no extra cost. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introduction 0:41 - New PBR Material Slot Inspection 1:27 - Metalness and making objects metallic 3:09 - Intro to PBR Maps 5:29 - Loading a metalness map and metal settings 6:23 - Roughness Map effects and settings 8:32 - Normal Map effects and settings 10:02 - Ambient Occlusion Map effects and settings 12:18 - Free PBR materials from SketchUp 13:35 - How to Save the library files to your computer 15:27 - The best websites for downloading PBR Materials