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Chapter 33:

3D Rendering

There are a variety of tools available to Chapter Contents
create 3D views of a model: simply click a • Rendering Tips
button to create an overview, or click and • Lighting
drag to create a camera or cross section/ • Light Types
elevation view. See “3D Views” on page • Displaying Lights
1041.
• Light Sets
To improve the quality of the rendering and • Light Specification Dialog
create a custom look, you can adjust lighting, • Sun Angles and Shadows
edit the materials used in the plan, choose • Sun Angle Specification Dialog
from a variety of rendering techniques and • Adjust Sunlight Dialog
fine-tune 3D view quality settings. • Rendering Techniques
• Rendering Technique Options
You can also use Ray Tracing to create
highly realistic images of your Chief
Architect plans. As the name implies, ray
tracing calculates the rays of light in a view
as they travel through the 3D model and
reflect off surfaces. As a result, ray tracing is
slower than OpenGL rendering, but can be
used to achieve much more complex effects
such as complex reflections and highly
realistic lighting. See “Ray Tracing” on page
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