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

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Related topics
■ Rendering Workflow on page 1099
■ Rendering an Image on page 1158
■ Render Quality Settings on page 1163
■ Rendering Best Practices on page 1172
Render Appearance Enhancements for Materials
In Revit 2008 and previous releases, the software provided default materials, many of which used AccuRender
definitions for render appearances. When you rendered a 3D view of a building model, these AccuRender
definitions were used to provide a realistic representation of the model elements.
In Revit Architecture 2009, new render appearances provide more accurate results in rendered images. A
dynamic user interface presents different properties for each type of render appearance, allowing more
control over textures and visual effects. When working with materials, you can enter search text to locate
the desired material or render appearance quickly, based on its name, description, keywords, or other
information.
Material definitions are stored as part of the project file. Render appearances are stored in a local, read-only
library. If you change settings for render appearances, many changes are stored as part of the project. If you
specify image files for render appearances (for example, for custom colors or textures), you can store the
image files in a directory, and point Revit Architecture to that directory. (See
Additional Render Appearance
Paths on page 507.) To share custom render appearances with team members, you use File menu
➤
Transfer
Project Standards. Also send the directory containing the image files.
See Materials on page 459, Render Appearance Library on page 482, and Transferring Project Standards on
page 438.
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