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professionally with
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index
We already saw the
work on any 3D solid.
In 3D visualization, there are two levels of filling. One is the world of the
wireframe
is the
As long as you work with
to distinguish objects better.
You can
To
and then to
you
or look for a personalized color.
Let's
Editing
If you want to add different colors to each face, you must repeat the action
for each of them. This works also on curved solids. The sphere will be colored
in full, since it has just one face.
If you want to add a more realistic
are inside a section called
right-clicking on a vacant space on top and going to
On top of
can search all patterns that AutoCAD offers you, from grass, stone to liquid.
Before using them,
material, you notice two buttons. Use the first one to add the material to your
project.
All materials added are all listed above. You can double-click on one to open
the
Check it in different samples, using the
corner. When you are done, just close the editor: all your settings will be
saved.
All materials added are recognized through a customized
renamed if you right-click. You can
Once the materials are added inside your project, you can
If you want to cover a solid with a material in full, simply select it and click
once
If you just want to fill a
on a material. This works also on all kinds of
The material may not be rendered fine. That's why it's better that you download
and install the
Let's see how to
Maintain the
To render it, you just have to click on the
box will ask you to download and install the
This improves a lot the materials rendering. In this new window, the final
render is shown up.
moment you started the render.
below the different renderings made, from the latest on top to the oldest one.
Each of these are temporary saved, so that, if you double-click on them, you can
check them back. The one shown in the screen is the one with the left
icon
It is very important to choose the correct
best but slower the render is performed. You can set quality through the first
bar on top, next to the render button. Click on
set options and the final
Of course you can make this render more realistic, adding light sources,
shadow or the sky horizon. By default nothing is added, and the render that comes
up is the easiest one possible.
Let's start with the
project looks like with a natural sunlight. You may need to click more than
once to activate it the first time. Click once more to disable it.
This works fine if you add some
You can enable
and not the ones created by secondary light sources.
Of course you can choose the Sun properties. Just click on
The position of the Sun is calculated depending on which hour and date you
choose. These do change depending on the location as well, try it if you
are interested.
Besides the Sun, you can add
in the extreme left. You may have to set
There are different kinds of sources.
point. Just place it by clicking on your workspace, and then
can use the system to
point, you can't scale or change its direction, but you can change its intensity
clicking on
Another important source is the
define its direction and then
have a
its light using the
intensity. This kind of light has a
centre of the virtual circles.
be directed towards the target.
to
You have other sources available: check them if you are interested!
Let's now add
You can apply it by going to the hidden button in the bottom right corner
of the
clicking on
Mind that
Any grass, land or street must be added totally on your own instead.
When you are fine, go and render again! If you want to
just right-click on the one interested and go to
simple image file.
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