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Rendering Techniques

one Light and one Dark, are applied over the
surfaces, allowing you to create special
effects such as sepiatone or grayscale.

In floor plan view, the camera
symbol for a view using the
Vector View technique displays a
V in its center.
In floor plan view, the camera
symbol for a view using the
Glass House Duotone technique displays a D
Glass House rendering uses different in its center.
shades of a single color to display the
model with surface edge lines and semi- Technical Illustration
transparent surfaces. Lighting and shadows Technical Illustration rendering
are not modeled, and materials are not draws surface edge and pattern lines,
represented, so neither pattern lines nor and uses shades of two colors, Warm and
textures are used.
Cool. The warm shade is applied to surfaces
that face the light source in the view, and the
cool shade,to surfaces that face away from it.
Only one light source is used: the light with
the highest Intensity found in the room
containing the camera. In exterior views, this
light is always the Generic Sun. If no lights
are on, a fallback light is used. Lighting is
modeled as non-photorealistic, stylized
In floor plan view, the camera highlights and shadows are supported. See
symbol for a view using the Glass “Lighting” on page 1090.
House technique displays a G in
its center.

Duotone

Duotone rendering represents
materials using textures and models
lighting and shadows. Surface edge and
pattern lines are not drawn and two colors,

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