72 Vectorworks 2010 Products
Vectorworks Spotlight 2010 Getting Started Guide
It has always been very important to me that renderings and models clearly show clients and colleagues the design intent. Clients
especially do not like surprises. Renderworks allows me to be very specic about what the deliverables will look like, well before
fabrication. Changes made in the 3D space and renderings are much more easily changed than built pieces.
Textures are some of the real magic within Vectorworks, learning to use them well will help you to create effective presentations. You
cannot get to the point of building your ideas if you cannot effectively show your vision to others.
This book is all about the application, but I would be remiss not to say I am ignoring here the paper and pencil process that always
needs to take place as you think and plan.
Rendering Modes
From the drop down menu in the View Bar or by going to View>Rendering you will see a list of available rendering modes. The View
Menu list is longer, so let’s look at those;
Wireframe
•
Sketch•
Sketch Options•
Open GL•
Open GL Options•
Fast Renderworks•
Fast Renderworks with Shadows•
Final Quality Renderworks•
Custom Renderworks•
Custom Renderworks Options•
Fast Radiosity•
Final Quality Radiosity•
Custom Radiosity•
Custom Radiosity Options•
Artistic Renderworks•
Artistic Renderworks Options•
Hidden Line•
Dashed Hidden Line•
Line Render Options•
Unshaded Polygons•
Shaded Polygons•
Final Shaded Polygons•
Create Batch Render Job•
Start Batch Render•
We’re not going to delve into every option here. First, let’s look at a
few things related to line drawings.
We have been working, whether you know it or not, in the
wireframe mode which shows every line we’ve drawn. This is not
always appropriate if you want to show an elevation without clutter
or a clear isometric. Consider thinking back to hand drafting
conventions and that Hidden Line or Dashed Hidden Line might
help to clarify our intent. Use (and as always, experiment with)
the Line Render Options dialogue to adjust the look of the
rendering mode.
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