Using the eRnsT Viewer
The eRnsT viewer is an interactive, real-time visualization and editing tool for your Beast scenes.
eRnsT is typically integrated directly into your level design tool or game editor by the programmers at your studio in charge of integrating Beast into your production tools.
- You can use the standalone eRnsT interface as a simple visualization tool for your lighting scene, to preview your global illumination settings on the fly without having to re-bake the lighting for your level from scratch.
- You can also edit your light sources directly within eRnsT to try out the effect of changing their placement and settings. Depending on how your programmers have integrated eRnsT, your changes may be applied back to your level for the next time you bake the lighting.
eRnsT transparently makes use of all processors on your computer, to maximize the speed and efficiency of its rendering as you navigate the camera through your scene. It can also make use of the Distribeast framework, off-loading rendering computations to other Distribeast workers in your network. See also Using Distribeast.
Directions for artists
If you need instructions on how to open the eRnsT interface to view and modify your levels, you should contact your programmers.
The sub-topics in this section describe how to use the eRnsT interface to view and modify your scene.
Directions for programmers
For information on integrating eRnsT and launching the standalone eRnsT viewer from your level design tool, see Rendering the Scene.
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