Render Modes

Ribbon : | View | Views

Default : View | Visual Styles

Different Render modes are used to display the model.

The Wireframe mode is generally used when constructing and assembling the model and the Draft and Quality Render modes being used to view the finished rendered model.

When Material properties are applied to the model, realistic results are displayed when viewed in QualityRender mode.

Sketch objects and other non-renderable objects such as dimensions and construction objects can be viewed in conjunction with render modes by right clicking onto the Render mode and activating the non-renderable objects options.

Form Building Edges

Options | Display | Form Building Edges

Form Building Edges is a display setting which allows for a greater or lesser edge and surface representation to be shown when rendering a solid, surface of mesh object. Turning off Form Building Edges renders the solid with a minimum amount of surface lines, showing only the edges.

Below is an example of displaying an object ❶ with Form Building edges and ❷ without Form Building Edges.

Wireframe Mode

Right click | Wireframe Mode

When objects are displayed in Wireframe mode, shown below, all surface lines and interior lines are displayed, but the object is shown without shading.

Model shown in Wireframe mode

Suppress Hidden Lines Mode

Right click | Suppress Hidden Lines

When objects are displayed in Hidden Line mode, shown below, the object is displayed as a solid, unrendered object, with all surface lines displayed.

Model rendered using Suppress Hidden Line mode

Draft Render Mode

Right click | Draft Render

Objects are rendered using draft render to provide instant reference to objects which are solid or with a hollow interior.

The draft render tool provides a uniform color over the object so that surface lines, faces and edges can be observed.

All surface and contour edges are displayed, but interior and contour lines are removed

Minimal light and shadow contrast is provided in this mode.

Model rendered in Draft render mode

Auto Update Current View

An option Auto update current view is available in Draft Render in Camera Properties.

When this option is enabled, the dialog parameter changes are immediately applied to the active window. Previously, the changes were applied only when clicking the “OK” button after selecting the options.

With this new option, the user is able to have immediate results when selecting/deselecting different options before even clicking the “OK” button.

 

VISUAL STYLES SETTINGS

Visual Style Settings are available in named views in the Design Director. New draft rendering visual styles have been added to the Camera Properties -, X-Ray, Conceptual, Shades of Gray.

CAMERA EXTENDED PARAMETERS

A new set of extended parameters have been added to Draft Rendering page of Camera Properties.

These parameters are available for 3 visual style modes i.e., X-Ray, Conceptual, Shades of Gray.

Each visual style has its own set of parameters. When changing the parameters, you can switch the styles from one to another. The extended parameters include Edge and Face mode/color related settings.

Quality Render Mode

Right click | Quality Render

When objects are displayed in Quality Rendered Mode, shown below, high quality, photo-realistic imaging is achieved, depending on the material properties applied to the model. This mode utilizes the TurboLux rendering engine.

Navigate here for more information on TurboLux.

Model rendered in Quality Render mode

Dashed Hidden Lines

Right click in the editor | Right-click Hidden Line | Draw Hidden Lines as Dashed

It is frequently necessary, when designing or assembling objects in the workspace, to display hidden lines as dashed.

When the Hidden Line render view is used, and the Degenerative Facet Options > ACIS > Degenerative Facet mode deactivated, the result is similar to the illustration below.

Right click in the editor, then right click on the Suppress Hidden Line tool. Select the options shown below.

Options to shown Hidden Lines as Dashed

Displaying Non-Renderable Objects

Right click | Right click onto Draft or Quality Render

2D objects, such as profiles, construction entities and dimensions cannot be rendered under normal conditions. This applies to any rendering mode, from HiddenLine to Draft or QualityRendering. These are referred to as non-renderable objects.

It is frequently necessary, however, to view non-renderable objects when designing objects, particularly when reference is required from profiles, construction entities and dimensions.

By right-clicking onto the preferred render tool, these non-renderable objects can be shown when the model is rendered, shown below.

Model rendered in Quality Render, showing sketch profiles

Orbit

View | Orbit | Examine

It is frequently necessary to view the model from a non-conventional viewpoint. By holding down the mouse wheel and moving the mouse responsively, a unique viewpoint can be obtained, shown below. All render modes can be used to examine the model in this orientation.

View of model rotated using the mouse wheel

Visual Styles

New visualize visual styles, Realistic, Gouraud, Sketchy, and Shaded have been added to the render modes in the Camera Properties dialog box. Realistic visual style is for the most realistic rendering including lighting and shadows. Gouraud and Shaded are with the middle lighting quality, whereas, Sketchy is used to extend geometry edges during rendering.

Sketchy render mode

Right-click in the editor, right click on Draft Render; 

1. Select Draft; 2. Select Rendering Type Visualize; 3. Select Rendering Mode Visual Style : Sketchy.

View > Camera > Properties > Draft

 

Visualize Hidden & Draft Render

View | Camera Options | Camera Properties

The Visualize render mode, added to the Hidden Line and Draft Render modes provides a highly detailed representation of surfaces, profiles and edges.

This option can be activated from Camera Properties, or by right-clicking onto the Render tools in the local menu.

In the example below, the settings for the Visualize render mode are shown below by selecting View | Camera Options | Camera Properties.

The model is then rendered using the Quality Render option.

Model rendered using Visualize render mode

Visualize PREFERENCES

The Visualize rendering technology includes the ability to import materials contained in TurboCAD files that have been rendered either by LightWorks or RedSDK. 

Currently, Visualize rendering supports color, texture, transparency map and bump maps, these parameters can be imported from LightWorks or RedSDK materials. These options are activated using Options | Program Setup | Visualize Preferences, shown below.

The Visualize render mode also provides two types of anti-aliasing for smoother or faster rendering.

Anti-Aliasing approximation

Visualize Ambient Occlusion

Options | Drawing Styles | Drawing Setup | Visualize Perferences

An Ambient Occlusion option is included in Visualize render mode.

Options for these are set in the Drawing Setup dialog box, and include the following parameters: Loops, Focus, Power, Blur Radius, Blur Power, shown below.

Dynamic Cut Plane

View | View Options | Dynamic Cut Plane

This viewing tool creates a Dynamic Cut Plane by creating a visual section through a 3D object.

After the Cut Plane is placed on the solid, the axes of the Cut Plane can be rotated to create the ideal visual section through the solid.

To activate a Cut Plane, make sure the model is displayed in Wireframe render mode., then select View > View Options > Add.

To modify the Cut Plant, select View > View Options > Dynamic Cut Plane > Edit.

Cut Plane results are shown using the Suppress Hidden Line render mode.

In the illustration below, the arrow shows where the Dynamic Cut Plane is placed.

In the illustration below, the Cut Plane is placed on the midpoint of the edge by selecting View> Dynamic Cut Plan > Edit. The reference point of the selector is placed on the midpoint of the edge, shown above.

When the Suppress Hidden Line render mode is used, the result shown below is achieved.

Dynamic Cut Plane shows cut section using Suppress Hidden Line render 

The Dynamic Cut Plane is removed by selecting View > View Options > Dynamic Cut Plane > Remove.

Take Note

This is a visual representation of the section only, viewed only when the Dynamic Cut Plane intersects the solid and the render mode is set to Suppress Hidden Lines.

All render modes are found by right-clicking in the Workspace and selecting the render mode from the local menu.

This is a visual representation only.

CUT PLANE WITH VISUALIZE RENDER

Dynamic Cut Plane is implemented for Visualize Render. Three pre-defined cut planes (XY, YZ, XZ) have been added to the Drawing Setup and Dynamic CutPlane options. Ability to hatch section contours has also been added to the Dynamic Cut Plane Drawing Setup options.

Dynamic Cut Plane can be used in Draft render mode. The 3 cut planes introduced (XY, YZ, XZ) makes it easy to define the specific plane for the dynamic cut. The settings added to the DrawingSetup window helps the user to select different filling pattern styles for the cut plane.

EXAMPLE

View | View Options | Dynamic Cut Plane

The object is shown in Isometric South East view with the User-CS User Coordinate System (icon) axes shown for reference.

By selecting View | View Options | Dynamic Cut Plane | Add, a cut plane is automatically added to the model, shown below.

The Cut Plane can be cycled through the XY, XZ and YZ planes by selecting these options from the Dynamic Cut Plane drop down menu. The selected Cut Planea are shown below.

Item 1 represents the XY plane; Item 2 represents the XZ plane ; Item 3 represents the YZ plane

Cut Plane Options

Different visual options for the Cut Plane can be pre-selected using the settings in the Drawing Setup. To do this, select Options | Drawing Styles | Drawing Setup and select the Dynamic Cut Plane option.

In the example below, a crosshatch pattern style is selected.

In the example below, the color of the cut plane has been changed to green and a border has been placed around the cut plane, shown below. The shading is created using visual style X-Ray. To do this, select Options | Drawing Setup | Dynamic Cut Plane. Set the Graphic Color, then activate the Show Border option.

To recreate the rendering for this model, right click on the Draft Render tool in the editor, then set the Render Type to Visualize. Set the Render Mode to Visual Style:X-Ray.

Removing the front portion to reveal the interior using Draft Render Mode, Rendering Type set to Visual Style:X-Ray

Related Topics

TurboLux