1. Rendering

2. “Rendering Engine” turns geometry
into pixels
Internal or
External
(Plug-in)
Internal – Included with program
External – Purchased & installed separately

3. Internal for Max: ART Renderer (“Autodesk Raytrace”)
Arnold – Complex shaders and settings
Scanline – Original renderer
Quicksilver – Draft
Autodesk A360 - Cloud-Based

4. Rendering: Three components: Materials Lighting
Exposure Control (global/camera)
Specific tools for each may depend on the assigned rendering engine.

5. ART Renderer:
Physically Based

6. ART Renderer: Default in 3ds MAX & Revit.
Physically Based – Follows physical rules.
Minimal controls/tweaks.
Fast, depending on quality (noise) settings

7. ART Renderer:
Draft – 4 sec

8. ART Renderer:
High – 47 sec

9. ART Renderer:
X-High – 2m 37 sec

10. ART Renderer:
Max – After 1 hour…

11. ART Renderer:
… 8,305 hours Remaining

12. Direct + Indirect Lighting
ART Renderer:
Direct + Indirect Lighting

13. “Realistic” Lighting & Materials
Scanline:
“Realistic” Lighting & Materials +
Fast

14. Scans one line at a time from top to bottom
Scanline:
Scans one line at a time from top to bottom

15. Fast, but generally lesser quality
Scanline:
Fast, but generally lesser quality
ART
2 Minutes, 46 Seconds
Scanline
0 Minutes, 04 Seconds

16. Indirect Lighting - Radiosity
Scanline:
Indirect Lighting - Radiosity

17. Fast. Draft (tests) Only
Quicksilver:
Fast. Draft (tests) Only

18. Quicksilver: How fast? ART 2 Minutes, 46 Seconds Quicksilver

19. Renderer built for Characters and
Arnold:
Renderer built for Characters and
Effects animation

20. Open Shader Language (OSL)
Arnold:
Open Shader Language (OSL)

21. Open Shader Language (OSL)
Arnold:
Open Shader Language (OSL)

22. A360:
The Cloud

23. A360: Autodesk account required (login)
Rendering uploaded to “the cloud”
Output limited to:
Still Images
Panorama
Illuminance (light study)

24. Important to “Test Scene Compatibility”

25. Not all local settings/materials work

26. A360: Educational accounts free Professional accounts have priority
Output posts to online gallery
Can be viewed or downloaded

27. External (Plug-in) Renderers

28. Plug-in Renderers ($$$$):
V-Ray (Max, Rhino, Sketchup)
“Maxwell” (Max, Rhino, Sketchup, …)
“Corona” (Max)
“finalRender” (Max)
“Brazil” (Rhino)
“Flamingo” (Rhino)