Choosing the Correct Primitive Shape There are several primitive shapes that you can use to start your subdivision surface. Starting a project with the correct primitive shape will make it easier for you to model. For example, if you want to create something like the bean in Chicago (the image…
Controlling Subdivision Surfaces The basic concept of a subdivision surface is the cage. This cage controls the extent of your subdivision surface and it has all the controls to allow you to manipulate it. If your subdivision object is not selected it will not have the cage visible. As soon…
Visualization Palette – When you start adding lights to the project, the Visualization palette becomes very useful. You can use this palette to see all the lights and cameras in the file, you can use it to select lights and cameras, and you can use it to edit them.
Image Prop Textures – By default most of the plant image prop textures have been set up so that their textures glow. For most of your daytime renderings this is fine, but for nighttime renderings the plants don’t really look natural.
Use Symbols – When you are creating outdoor lights, you might have several lights that are similar. In a case like this you should create these lights as symbols. Not only does it make it easy to place multiple copies of these lights in your design, but you can also use…
Renderworks Styles – After all the hard work of setting up the lighting options and quality, Renderworks Styles allows you to save the settings. As well as that, Renderworks Styles are saved in the Resource Browser. This allows them to be copied from file to file, or saved in your library…
Lighting Options – Lighting options control the effects of the light in the scene and have a strong impact on how the light sources will light your project. It is easy to overlook these, but they have a very strong impact on the rendered view. The Lighting Options have subtle controls…
Line Light – Line Lights can be used to replicate tube lighting and neon lighting. In the past they used to take a long time to render, but now they are as quick as any other light. Use a line light whenever you need a continous strip of light. There is…
Spot Light – Spot lights are directional lights that point at a particular Location. They have a controllable beam and spread. Spot lights are best placed in plan and then checked in elevation.
Point Light – A point light is like a bare light bulb. The light goes out in all directions. I often use this light to replicate the effect of light sources in fittings.