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inches before displaying the DPI or pixel size.) Select a predefined value, or enter a custom
value.
The Width, Height, and Uncompressed image size fields update to reflect the settings. See Render
Performance and Image Size/Quality on page 1236.
5 Under Lighting, specify lighting settings for the rendered image.
See Controlling Lighting in a Rendered Image on page 1228.
6 Under Background, specify a background for the rendered image.
See Specifying the Background for a Rendered Image on page 1229.
7 (Optional) Adjust exposure settings for the rendered image.
If you know the exposure settings that you want to use, you can set them now. Otherwise, wait
to see the results of the current render settings, and, if needed, adjust the exposure settings after
rendering the image. See
Adjusting the Exposure of a Rendered Image on page 1230.
These render settings are view-specific. They are saved as part of the view properties. To apply these settings
to other 3D views, use a view template. See
View Templates for Render Settings on page 1232.
When you finish defining render settings, create the rendered image. See Creating the Rendered Image on
page 1229.
Opening the Rendering Dialog
1 Open the 3D view to render.
You can render 3D views only.
TIP To render a 2D view, create a 3D view that is oriented to a 2D view (such as a section view or
elevation view). Right-click the ViewCube on page 219, and click Orient To View or Orient to a Direction.
For details, see Specifying Camera Position in a 3D View on page 161.
If the Rendering dialog was open when the 3D view was last open in the current session, the
dialog redisplays.
2 If the Rendering dialog does not open automatically, use any of the following methods:
■ Type rr .
■ On the View Control Bar, click (Show Rendering Dialog).
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