This will give you a quick view of materials, lighting, and composition to see what adjustments need to be made. It is recommended that you start off running the rendering as a draft. The first setting to take note of is the Quality drop down menu. As the Revit rendering dialog box appears you can see that all the functions are very self-explanatory, providing just the tools you need. The Revit rendering tool keeps it simple but also provides great results. Many rendering programs can be overwhelming with all of the settings associated with it. Simply clicking the View tab followed by the Render icon, the dialog box for the render settings will appear. If one relies on their real-world experience, adjusting materials and lighting will become a breeze.Īfter modeling your building and setting up the desired view, the rendering process begins. As with anything, practice makes perfect with these settings. Setting up the sun location as well as any artificial lights will greatly enhance the results of a Revit rendering and provide depth as well as realism to your image. Lighting, along with shadows, is also key.

Having photorealistic materials gives the viewer a real-world look into your design. Having high quality materials, many of which are built into Revit, will make or break an image. The key to a quality Revit rendering is materials and lighting. Here is a quick overview of that process as well as a few tips, tricks, and best practices. After modeling a building, with just a few easy adjustments in the settings, Revit rendering allows for great results.

With their built-in Revit rendering feature, you are set up for success from the start. Autodesk has made it exceptionally easy to produce high quality images.

What was once only available to those who had the amazing skill of producing hand renderings has blossomed with technological advancements to be available to everyone no matter their skill level.

Never before has technology been so powerful such that it allows designers to showcase their work. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, which has never been truer than in the building industry.