Rendering with AutoCAD using nXtRender

1 Rendering with AutoCAD using nXtRenderCopyright 2013 - Render Plus SystemsRendering with AutoCAD using nXtRenderTitle Page- 2 -Table of ContentsChapter 1 - Getting Started - Rendering Overview - Download and Installation - LicensingChapter 2 - Tutorials and Videos - Rendering with AutoCAD - Installation Video - Lighting Basics Tutorial - Interior Lights Tutorial - nXtRender Basic Materials Tutorial - Multipass Rendering VideoChapter 3 - The Basics - Rendering - Tone Mapping - Color Maps - Adding and assigning materials - Lighting - Adding lights - Working with PlantsChapter 4 - Beyond the Basics - Working with textures - Working with decals - Working with Reflection Shaders - Adding indirect lighting to an exterior Rendering - Combining daylighting and artificial lighting for an interior Rendering - Working with HDRIs - Lighting Channels - using IES (photometric) lights - Rendering Engines - Controlling tesselation-- smoothing curved objects - using Archvision RPC with nXtRender - using Textured Mesh Files (3DS or OBJ)

2 with nXtRenderChapter 5 - Lighting Palette - The Sun Tab - The Sky Tab - The Lights Tab - The Backgrounds Tab - The Advanced Lighting tabChapter 6 - Materials Palette - Materials Tab - Advanced Material Editor - The Material TreeChapter 7 - Other Palettes - Render Settings - Object Properties - The Advanced Object Properties TabChapter 8 - Walkabout and Animation - WalkAbout - 3D slide show animationsChapter 9 - nXtRender Add-ons - Background Wizard - Layer Material Schemes - Render Ready BlocksChapter 10 - Other Advanced Topics - using Burn - Image Editor - Batch Rendering - Render Farm - Converting Legacy AR3/AR4 Material Libraries - using Legacy AR3/AR4 Plants - Volumetric Fog - Sub-surface ScatteringChapter 11 - TroubleshootingTitle Page- 3 -Title Page - Rendering has some bright spots or "speckle" artifacts - Materials assigned by layer are not appearing in the Rendering - Crash occurs on 32-bit system (hi-res or complex model)Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous - Technical Specifications - nXtRender Platforms - Contact InformationIndexRendering with AutoCAD using nXtRenderTitle Page- 4 - nXtRender Getting StartedGet started with an overview of Rendering , Installation, Licensing and some video tutorials.

3 Sala 020612 by Jorge Javier Lara DominquezChapter 1 - Getting Started- 5 -Chapter 1 - Getting StartednXtRender Rendering OverviewnXtRender creates stunning life-like images from AutoCAD models. nXtRender uses Ray Tracing and photometric renderingtechnologies from inside AutoCAD to create high-quality photo-realistic images from 3D by Surya Murali using nXt EngineWith nXtRender , creating presentation quality images from AutoCAD models is easy. Simply add materials, lights, sun, skyand then render the FeaturesEasy to use, works seamlessly inside AutoCAD , and provides a host of features that speed and simplify image both raytracing and Indirect Lighting to create sophisticated single-frame images and calculates indirect light, hard and soft shadows, color bleeding, reflections, translucency, transparency,refraction, highlight, depth of field, and depth multiprocessors and background mathematically generated 3-D plants with seasonal variation, giving realistic plants, shadows, and inside AutoCAD .

4 Render changes to the model immediately. You never need to export or start Rendering algorithms with on-screen and restore plant, exposure, sun and sky, and environment library browsers for materials and 3D Object for quick adjustment of brightness, Lighting Channels, fog, glare, and depth of field. Rendering with AutoCAD using nXtRenderRendering Overview - 6 - nXtRender for AutoCAD - InstallationDownloadnXtRender can be downloaded from: downloading nXtRender for AutoCAD , run the you next start AutoCAD , type in the command: nXtnXtRender Installation Video Watch this Video, Daniel Hargreaves of AccuStudio will show you how to download and install nXtRender for Rendering yourAutoCAD for AutoCAD is the Rendering engine that allows you to easily create stunning, life-like images from your 3 Dmodels inside AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture.

5 nXtRender provides the highest quality in AutoCAD visualization solutionavailable today. AdditionalFAQnXtRender does not loadI type nXt at the command prompt but nXtRender does not load. Instead AutoCAD produces the error message Unknown Command"nXt".Normally nXtRender registers its commands with AutoCAD during installation. On occasion, this mechanism may fail. In thiscase you will need to manually load nXtRender the first time you run it in a particular version of AutoCAD . Use the followingprocedure:1. Type _appload at the command line. 2. Navigate to the folder where nXtRender was installed. This is normally C:\Program Files\AccuRender nXt. 3. Select one of the following files depending on your platform:AccuRender -OR- AccuRender ( AutoCAD 2007 - 2009)AccuRender -OR- AccuRender ( AutoCAD 2010 - 2012)AccuRender -OR- AccuRender ( AutoCAD 2013 - 2015)4.

6 Press LoadCheck the AutoCAD command line to verify that the application loaded without error. At this point you should be able to typenxt or ar5 to launch the application. You should not have to repeat this procedure again for this version of AutoCAD . Simplytyping nxt or ar5 at the command prompt should cause nXtRender to load. You may need to repeat this procedure if youDownload and Installation - 7 -Download and Installation - another version of with AutoCAD using nXtRenderDownload and Installation - 8 - nXtRender for AutoCAD - Licensing30 day free TrialnXtRender will run in full mode (no watermarks or limitations) for 30 days. After 30 days you will need to purchase a licensefrom: AutoCAD and type in nXtUse these click to bring up the license dialog:Fill in the licensing information and click "Check License and Validate"Licensing - 9 -Licensing - fill out the form, entering this license code, company name Check License and Validate to obtain an Authorization Code for your computer, for this , for some reason, you cannot use Validate Online to get your Auth Code: click Report Problem to email the validationinformation to us, and we will send you an Auth Code by email.

7 (If you cannot send emails from this machine, you can click Copy, copy the information to the clipboard, paste it into adocument, transfer it to another machine and email it to us) Rendering with AutoCAD using nXtRenderLicensing - 10 - nXtRender Tutorials and VideosRendering in AutoCAD Installation Video Lighting Basics Tutorial Interior Lights Tutorial Basic Materials Tutorial Chapter 2 - Tutorials and Videos- 11 -Chapter 2 - Tutorials and VideosRendering with AutoCADnXtRender Installation Video Watch this video, Daniel shows you how render your 3D model using AutoCAD and then how to get even better results using anintegrated add-on renderer (formally called AccuRender nXt) makes it easy to add lights, materials, trees, backgrounds, etc.

8 To get aprofessional Rendering result quickly from your AutoCAD model. AdditionalRendering with AutoCAD using nXtRenderRendering with AutoCAD - 12 - nXtRender Installation VideonXtRender Installation Video Watch this Video, Daniel Hargreaves of AccuStudio will show you how to download and install nXtRender for Rendering yourAutoCAD for AutoCAD is the Rendering engine that allows you to easily create stunning, life-like images from your 3 Dmodels inside AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture. nXtRender provides the highest quality in AutoCAD visualization solutionavailable today. AdditionalInstallation Video - 13 -Installation Video - Lighting Basics TutorialThis Lighting Basics Tutorial will show you how to do basic lighting in Basics VideoLighting Basics Video Watch this Video, Daniel Hargreaves of AccuStudio will show you how to use the lighting defaults to create basic lighting conditionsfor nXtRender while Rendering your AutoCAD Defaults make it easy to set the lighting parameters for interior scenes, exterior scenes, or to chose studio forrendering of individual objects without having to know a lot about the details of lighting settings AdditionalLighting Basics TutorialStep 1 - Download ModelDownload model from.

9 AccuStudioLoad the model into AutoCAD and start nXtStep 2 - Add a Ground PlaneRendering with AutoCAD using nXtRenderLighting Basics Tutorial - 14 -Go to the Widget icon and select 'll be able to put a plane under your 3 - Render with Studio LightingClick the double Down Arrow on the Lighting Tab to expand the are 4 preset lighting choices - Studio, Exterior, Daylight and Interior Lighting - select the green car to start the it run for about 100 the subtle shadows under the eaves and on the Basics Tutorial - 15 -Lighting Basics Tutorial - 4 - Change the lighting to exteriorThis is a single source of light like the sun lets you change azimuth and altitude. We're going to stay with the the green car and let the Rendering run for about fifty will explore the other two settings - Interior Daylight and Interior Lighting - in another Tutorial.

10 They work best for interiorscenes with interior 5 - Use Model colorsNow let's explore changing the model to use model colors and studio lightsGo to the render setting, click on the double down arrow, scroll to the bottom and put a check mark nest to Use object back to lighting, make sure studio lighting is set, and click the green car to begin the Rendering processInstead of an all-white model, nXtRender has loaded layer colors into the model. It will take more passes to get a goodrendering with it run for about 200 with AutoCAD using nXtRenderLighting Basics Tutorial - 16 -Notice that the background is in white. This is because the model colors respond to the Basics Tutorial - 17 -Lighting Basics Tutorial - Interior Lights TutorialThis Tutorial will show you show you how to use the lighting defaults to create basic lighting conditions for nXtRender whilerendering your AutoCAD Defaults make it easy to set the lighting parameters for interior scenes, exterior scenes, or to chose studio forrendering of individual objects without having to know a lot about the details of lighting Lights Video Watch this Video, Daniel will show you how to convert existing geometry in your model to lights, and to place new lamps into yourmodel using nXtRender for AutoCAD .