Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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Saving the Rendered Image as a Project View
After rendering an image , you can save the image as a project view. In a project, rendered images display in
the Project Browser under Views (all)
➤
Renderings. You can then place the rendered view on a sheet in a
construction document set.
To save the rendered image as a project view
1 In the Rendering dialog , under Image, click Save to Project.
2 In the Save to Project dialog, enter a name for the rendered view, and click OK.
3 (Optional) Place the rendered view on a sheet.
See Adding Views to a Sheet on page 971.
Exporting the Rendered Image to a File
After rendering an image , you can export the image to a file. This file is stored outside the project in the
specified location. Revit Architecture supports the following image file types: BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG,
and TIF.
NOTE To preserve the alpha channel for transparency, use the PNG or TIF file format. If you plan to use the
exported image in Adobe
®
Photoshop
®
, export to TIF for best results. (If you export to PNG and open the file in
Adobe
®
Photoshop
®
, the background sky and clouds may not display.)
To export the rendered image
1 In the Rendering dialog , under Image, click Export.
2 In the Save Image dialog, for Save In, navigate to the desired location.
3 For Files of type, select a file type.
4 For File name, enter a name for the image file.
5 Click Save.
Changing Render Settings for a View
You can define render settings for a 3D view before or after rendering an image . These settings are saved as
part of the view properties.
To change render settings for a view
1 In the Project Browser, under Views (all)
➤
3D Views, right-click the view name, and click
Properties.
2 In the Element Properties dialog, under Camera, for Rendering Settings, click Edit.
The Rendering Settings dialog displays a subset of the settings in the Rendering dialog.
TIP These settings can be saved in a view template and applied to other 3D views. See View Templates
for Render Settings on page 1171.
3 Specify the desired settings, as follows:
■ Quality: See Specifying the Render Quality on page 1162.
■ Lighting: See Controlling Lighting in a Rendered Image on page 1166.
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