Electronic Workflow for Interior Designers and Architects Andrew Brody
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Unit 5 Advanced Rendering
Chapter 13 Photo-Realistic Images with Revit
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 5 Learning Goals Apply materials directly to different types of objects Create custom materials from the standard library Understand rendering controls Understand light sources and lighting controls Understand image adjustment and capture options
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 6 The Materials Library
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 7 Applying Materials to Components
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 8 Applying Materials to a Wall Family Materials can be applied to an entire wall family in one fell swoop
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 9 Creating New Materials
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 10 The Render Appearance Library
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 11 Using the Paint Bucket Use the Paint Bucket to paint walls, floors, and ceilings without having to create new family types every single time
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 12 People A limited amount of Render Plus Content people – Found in the Entourage folder of Imperial library – Cast shadows – Can be rotated somewhat for slightly different profiles
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 13 Fixing Light Fixtures
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 14 Custom Light Fixtures
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 15 Aligning the Light Source with the Model
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 16 Light Source Definition Dialog Box
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 17 Inserting Photos
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 18 Rendering
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 19 Render Quality Settings Dialog Box
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 20 The Finished Rendering
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 21 Exposure Control Dialog Box
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 22 Grouping and Dimming Lights
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 23 Choosing Lights in a Group
one last Revit rendering trick activate the Section Box in your perspective culls away unused parts of model control cropping by zooming out and adjusting limits of box use Rewind to return to perspective
View Properties
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 28 Online Resources Revit model used in this chapter, Conference room.rvt Custom luminaire, Custom lamp family.rfa Examples of student work, Revit Rendering.pdf SketchUp file, Custom lamp.skp
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 29 Term Project Assignments Create presentation renderings of main bowling areas, indicating all lighting and materials
A. Brody Chapter 13 ©2010 Fairchild Books, A Division of Condé Nast Publications. 30 Exercises and Further Study Render a view from a previous project Render day and night scenes Render scenes with dramatic dimming effects Create custom fabric from a downloaded sample Create custom materials for different paint colors, using paint chips from a specific manufacturer Create a glowing material Create a custom screened material, such as a resin panel with bamboo rings in it
one last Revit rendering trick activate the Section Box in your perspective culls away unused parts of model control cropping by zooming out and adjusting limits of box use Rewind to return to perspective
View Properties