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Basics of Rendering
While the final goal is to create a photorealistic, presentation-quality image
that illustrates your vision, you create many renderings before you reach that
goal.
At a basic level, you can use the RENDER command to render your model
without applying any materials, adding any lights, or setting up a scene. When
you render a new model, the renderer automatically uses a virtual
“over-the-shoulder” distant light. You cannot move or adjust this light.
Set the Render Destination
Rendered images appear either in a viewport or get displayed in the Render
Window.
When you render a scene, the image can be displayed in either the viewport
or the Render Window. This is the render destination.
The render destination is set in the Advanced Render Settings palette in the
Render Context section. The default setting is Window.
When the render destination is set to Window, the renderer automatically
opens the Render Window and the image is processed. Upon completion, the
image is displayed and a history entry is created. As more renderings occur,
they are added to the render history so you can quickly look at previous images
and compare to see which have the desired results. Images that you want to
keep can be saved from the Render Window.
If you choose to set the render destination to Viewport, the generated image
is rendered and displayed directly in the active viewport. In essence, this is a
one-time rendering because there is no render history entry that you can
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