Render your model scene

Render the model using the current renderer producing a color image in a separate display window.

Rendering overview

The process needed to render scenes consists of four basic steps:

Although the steps do not have to be done in this order, using this method seems to make setting up a scene more efficient. To improve quality, repeat these steps until the image looks right to you.

Set up materials

Assign materials to layers

  1. In the Layers dialog box, select one or more layer names, and click in the Material column.

  2. In the Layer Material dialog box, set up material properties.

    Type a letter to navigate to the first material in the list with a name starting with the letter.

Assign materials to objects

  1. Select an object.
  2. On the Edit menu, click Object Properties.
  3. In the Properties panel, on the Material page, set up material properties.

Set up lighting

Set up the rendering environment

The rendering properties include environment settings like background color and image.

  1. Open the Environment Editor.
  2. Set up environment properties.

Turn on a ground plane

  1. Open the Ground Plane panel.
  2. Set up ground plane properties.

Render and save

  1. On the Render menu, click Render.
  2. In the Render Window, on the File menu, click Save As.

Set up and preview rendering

Lights

Open the Lights panel.

Environments

Opens the Environments panel.

PropertiesPage, Material

Edit the material properties of the selected object.

SynchronizeRenderColors

Change an object's material color to match its object or layer display color.

Rendered viewport display mode

Shade objects with a simulation of the rendered view.

RenderPreview

Renders the current viewport in the Render window with a rough quality for a fast preview.

RenderPreviewWindow

Renders a selected area in the viewport with a rough quality for a fast preview.

RenderInWindow

Render a selected area in the render window at viewport resolution.

RenderPreviewInWindow

Renders a selected area of the current viewport in the Render window with a rough quality for a fast preview.

Manage libraries, previews, support, texture size.

ShowRenderMesh

Display the render mesh for selected objects.

HideRenderMesh

Hide the render mesh displayed with the ShowRenderMesh command.

Render

Render

Render the objects using the current renderer.

RenderArctic

Renders opaque materials, scene lighting, ground plane and background as if they are white.

RenderWindow

Render a selected area in the viewport at viewport resolution.

RenderInWindow

Render a selected area in the render window at viewport resolution.

See also

Add lights for rendering

Animate views

Use materials and textures

 

 

 

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