Rendering Workflow

In Revit, the process of rendering a 3D view is as follows. (The first 4 steps can be performed in any order.)

1. Create a 3D view of the building model.

   See 3D Views.

2. Specify render appearances for materials, and apply materials to model elements.

   See Materials.

3. Define lighting for the building model.
   • If the rendered image will use artificial lights, add them to the building model. See Lights.
   • If the rendered image will use natural light, define sun and shadow settings.
4. (Optional) Add the following to the building model:
   • Plants
   • People, cars, and other entourage
   • Decals
5. Define render settings.
6. Render the image.
7. Save the rendered image.

   See Saving the Rendered Image as a Project View or Exporting the Rendered Image to a File.