2011
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Welcome to Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011
- What Is New in This Release?
- How to Get Assistance
- Finding Information Using the InfoCenter
- Get More Help
- Learn the Product
- View the Product Readme
- Join the Customer Involvement Program
- Installation
- Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Prepare for Installation
- Install and Run Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011
- Move to Autodesk Navisworks from a Previous Release
- Install Autodesk Navisworks for Multiple Users
- Quick Start to Network Administration and Deployment
- Set Up a Deployment
- Installation Troubleshooting
- General Installation Issues
- How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
- When performing a Typical installation, what gets installed?
- Why should I specify the Project Folder and Site Folder?
- How do I share the Autodesk Navisworks settings on a site and project basis?
- Where are my product manuals?
- How do I register and activate Autodesk Navisworks?
- Deployment Issues
- Licensing Issues
- Networking Issues
- Uninstall and Maintenance Issues
- When adding or removing features, how can I tell what features get installed by default?
- Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or removing features?
- When should I reinstall the product instead of a repair?
- Do I need my original DVD to reinstall my software?
- When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my system?
- General Installation Issues
- Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
- Quick Start
- Start and Quit Autodesk Navisworks
- Automatically Save and Recover Navisworks Files
- Command Line Options
- The User Interface
- Navigation with the Wheel Button
- Autodesk Navisworks Options
- Location Options
- Display Units
- Profiles
- Search Directories
- Gizmos
- Get a Whole-Project View
- Work with Files
- Native File Formats
- Compatible CAD Applications
- Use File Readers
- 3DS File Reader
- ASCII Laser Scan File Reader
- Bentley AutoPLANT File Reader
- CIS/2 File Reader
- DWG/DXF File Reader
- DWF File Reader
- DGN File Reader
- Faro Scan File Reader
- FBX File Reader
- IFC File Reader
- IGES File Reader
- Inventor File Reader
- JTOpen File Reader
- Leica Scan File Reader
- MAN File Reader
- Parasolid File Reader
- PDS File Reader
- Riegl Scan File Reader
- RVM File Reader
- SAT File Reader
- SketchUp SKP File Reader
- STEP File Reader
- STL File Reader
- VRML File Reader
- Z+F Scan File Reader
- Use File Exporters
- Manage Files
- View Scene Statistics
- Explore Your Model
- Control Model Appearance and Render Quality
- Review Your Model
- Use Viewpoints and Sectioning Modes
- Record and Play Animations
- Work Within a Team
- Share Data
- Work with Files
- Animate Objects
- Create Photorealistic Visualizations
- Simulate Construction Scheduling
- Autodesk Navisworks Reference
- Animation Export Dialog Box
- Background Settings Dialog Box
- Collision Dialog Box
- Convert Object Properties Dialog Box
- Culling Options Dialog Box
- Customize Dialog Box
- Default Collision Dialog Box
- Edit Key Frame Dialog Box
- Edit Link Dialog Box
- Edit Viewpoint Dialog Box
- Export Rendered Image Dialog Box
- File Options Dialog Box
- File Units and Transform Dialog Box
- Image Export Dialog Box
- InfoCenter Settings Dialog Box
- New Link Dialog Box
- Options Editor Dialog Box
- Publish Dialog Box
- Piranesi EPix Dialog Box
- QTVR Object Movie Settings Dialog Box
- Section Plane Settings Dialog Box
- Glossary
- Index
Rendering Styles
Rendering styles affect the way that the scene is rendered when a full photorealistic render is done (by clicking
Render). None of these effects are available as an interactive preview.
To set up a rendering style, drag your chosen style into the palette on the right side of the tab.
To edit your chosen rendering style, double-click the style in the palette. The Render Editor dialog box opens.
Each editor will be different for each type of rendering style. The High Quality editor is shown here:
NOTE If the Presenter profile in the Options Editor (see “Presenter Page” on page 472 for more information) is set to
Advanced, the dialog box will include the full list of parameters and allow you to change the type of foreground.
At any time, click Apply to apply the parameter edits to the scene.
You can save an edited rendering style for use in other scenes by dragging it onto the My Render Styles user
archive.
Predefined Rendering Styles
The Recommended archive contains three predefined rendering styles:
■ High Quality. Choose this rendering style for the highest quality rendered output. This includes all reflections
and transparencies and anti-aliasing on edges, reflections and shadows. Of the three recommended rendering
styles, this will take the longest to render. This is also the rendering style used if no other is chosen. Use this
style for the final export of your rendered output.
■ Low Quality. Choose this rendering style for a quick, low-quality render. This includes no reflections or
anti-aliasing. Use this style if you want to quickly see the affect of materials and lighting you have applied
to the scene.
■ Medium Quality. Choose this rendering style for a medium-quality render. This includes all reflections and
transparencies and anti-aliasing only on shadows. You may use this style for a final preview of the scene,
prior to exporting your final rendered output.
The Standard archive contains many rendering styles that simulate hand drawing and other non-photorealistic
styles. These styles use a mixture of shaded, vector, and image based rendering techniques. They are generally
best suited to small models and small output images.
NOTE The Standard rendering styles require multiple stages to render a scene. Therefore, these styles can often take
a considerable time to render.
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