D5 Lite 1.5.0 for SketchUp: New Features

This guide covers D5 Lite 1.5.0 for SketchUp on Windows, released June 30, 2026. This update simplifies environment setup and light editing so you can try lighting options during design.

Key update	What you can do
HDRI presets	Quickly try different skies and environment lighting
Light creation and control points	Place and adjust different light types with a live preview
Batch editing	Adjust several lights of the same type together
Light visibility	Temporarily hide existing lights to compare their effect

Change the Atmosphere with Built-in HDRI Presets

The Environment panel adds five HDRI sky presets: Noon, Sunny, Thin Clouds, Sunset, and Pure White.

1. Open the Lite Environment panel and choose HDRI Sky.
2. Click a preset thumbnail to preview its lighting and background.
3. Adjust intensity and rotation to suit the design.

Hover over a thumbnail to see the preset name. The first time you use a preset, it downloads from the cloud and is cached locally for later use. You can also upload a local HDRI file.

Read the Full HDRI Sky Guide →

Create and Adjust Lights with Previews and Control Points

Each light type has its own creation workflow with an on-screen preview. After placing a light, use its control points to adjust its size, direction, and other properties.

1. Open the Light tool from the Lite bottom toolbar or SketchUp's D5 Lite menu.
2. Select a light type and use the steps below to set its position, direction, or size, checking the translucent preview.
3. Double-click the placed light to enter editing mode. Click a control point, move the mouse to preview the adjustment, then click again to confirm. Press Esc to leave editing mode and check the result in Lite.

Light type	How to create it
Point Light	Click to set its position
Spot Light	Click to set the light position, then click a target point to set the direction and create the light
Strip Light	Click the start and end points to set its length, then click to confirm the emission direction
Rectangle Light	Click two opposite corners to define the rectangle, then click to confirm the emission direction
Disc Light	Click to set its center, click to confirm the emission direction, then click to set its radius

Use control points to adjust size, angle, or radius, or drag Gizmo handles to edit the light. Press Ctrl to switch between single-direction stretching and stretching symmetrically about the center. The SketchUp status bar shows the current mode, and your choice is remembered. For precise values, enter them in the status bar.

Read the Full Light Creation and Editing Guide →

Edit Lights of the Same Type Together

To set a group of lights to the same intensity or color temperature, multi-select lights of the same type in SketchUp, then edit their shared parameters in the Lite light panel.

1. Multi-select lights of the same type in SketchUp.
2. Open the Lite light panel and change shared parameters such as intensity, color, or color temperature.
3. Check the group's lighting in the Lite viewport.

This version also improves default light intensity, intensity sliders, and attenuation radius, making low-intensity adjustments easier.

Read the Full Batch Editing Guide →

Temporarily Hide and Restore Existing Lights

Use the visibility controls at the bottom of the light panel to compare the effect of artificial lights.

1. Click Hide Existing to hide lights already in the scene.
2. Check the change in Lite, or create new lights for comparison.
3. Click Show All to restore light visibility.

Lights created after hiding remain visible. The action supports Ctrl + Z undo, and light visibility syncs to D5 Render.

Read the Full Batch Editing and Visibility Guide →

Other Improvements

• Improved material opacity controls for more natural semi-transparent transitions.
• Improved camera movement smoothness.
• Improved light and material parameter mapping when importing Enscape scenes.
• Improved AI material template recognition accuracy.
• Added support for disabling AI features in the enterprise edition.

Read the Materials Guide →

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