Render presets allow you to define the settings that should be used when rendering 3D objects on screen or during the output of a layout.
This example sets a render preset current
' Sets the Draft render preset current - RapidRT example
<CommandMethod("RRTRenderPresetsSetCurrent")> _
Public Shared Sub RRTRenderPresetsSetCurrent()
Dim itemDesc As ComponentModel.ICustomTypeDescriptor = Nothing
For Each itemDesc In Application.UIBindings.Collections.RenderPresets
Dim presetName As String = itemDesc.GetProperties.Find("Name", False).GetValue(itemDesc)
If presetName.ToUpper() = "DRAFT" Then
Application.UIBindings.Collections.RenderPresets.CurrentItem = itemDesc
Exit For
End If
Next
End Sub
// Sets the Draft render preset current - RapidRT example
[CommandMethod("RRTRenderPresetsSetCurrent")]
public void RRTRenderPresetsSetCurrent()
{
foreach (System.ComponentModel.ICustomTypeDescriptor itemDesc in Application.UIBindings.Collections.RenderPresets)
{
String presetName = itemDesc.GetProperties().Find("Name", false).GetValue(itemDesc) as String;
if (presetName.ToUpper() == "LOW")
{
Application.UIBindings.Collections.RenderPresets.CurrentItem = itemDesc;
}
}
}
This example sets a render preset current
' Sets the Draft render preset current - MentalRay example
<CommandMethod("MRRenderPresetsSetCurrent")> _
Public Shared Sub MRRenderPresetsSetCurrent()
Application.UIBindings.RenderEngineMR.CurrentRenderPresetName = "Draft"
End Sub
// Sets the Draft render preset current - MentalRay example
[CommandMethod("MRRenderPresetsSetCurrent")]
public void MRRenderPresetsSetCurrent()
{
Application.UIBindings.RenderEngineMR.CurrentRenderPresetName = "Draft";
}
There are two types of render presets: standard and custom. The standard render presets (Low, Medium, High, Coffee-Break Quality, Lunch Quality, and Overnight Quality) cannot be modified as they are defined with the application. All render presets are stored in the “ACAD_RENDER_RAPIDRT_SETTINGS” named dictionary as RapidRTRenderSettings objects.
A second named dictionary, “ACAD_RENDER_PLOT_SETTINGS”, is used to store a copy of a render preset so it can be assigned to a Viewport or PlotSettings object.
This example lists the render presets that are stored in the current drawing.
' Standard .NET namespaces
Imports System
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
' Main AutoCAD namespaces
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.PlottingServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Windows
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface
' Lists the available render presets - RapidRT example
<CommandMethod("RRTRenderPresetsList")> _
Public Shared Sub RRTRenderPresetsList()
' Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
Dim acDoc As Document = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
Dim acCurDb As Database = acDoc.Database
Using acTrans As Transaction = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
Dim namedObjs As DBDictionary = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.NamedObjectsDictionaryId, OpenMode.ForRead)
Try
' Step through and list each of the render presets
Dim renderSetting As RapidRTRenderSettings = Nothing
If namedObjs.Contains("ACAD_RENDER_RAPIDRT_SETTINGS") = True Then
Dim renderSettings As DBDictionary = acTrans.GetObject(namedObjs.GetAt("ACAD_RENDER_RAPIDRT_SETTINGS"), OpenMode.ForRead)
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & "Render presets: ")
For Each entry As DBDictionaryEntry In renderSettings
renderSetting = acTrans.GetObject(entry.Value, OpenMode.ForRead)
' Output the names of the available render preset
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & " " & renderSetting.Name)
Next
Else
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & "No render presets available.")
End If
Catch es As Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.Exception
End Try
' Discard any changes
acTrans.Abort()
End Using
End Sub
// Standard .NET namespaces
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
// Main AutoCAD namespaces
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.PlottingServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Windows;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface;
// Lists the available render presets - RapidRT example
[CommandMethod("RRTRenderPresetsList")]
public void RRTRenderPresetsList()
{
// Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
Document acDoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
Database acCurDb = acDoc.Database;
using (Transaction acTrans = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
{
DBDictionary namedObjs = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.NamedObjectsDictionaryId,
OpenMode.ForRead) as DBDictionary;
try
{
// Step through and list each of the render presets
RapidRTRenderSettings renderSetting = null;
if (namedObjs.Contains("ACAD_RENDER_RAPIDRT_SETTINGS") == true)
{
DBDictionary renderSettings = acTrans.GetObject(namedObjs.GetAt("ACAD_RENDER_RAPIDRT_SETTINGS"),
OpenMode.ForRead) as DBDictionary;
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\nRender presets: ");
foreach (DBDictionaryEntry entry in renderSettings)
{
renderSetting = acTrans.GetObject(entry.Value, OpenMode.ForRead) as RapidRTRenderSettings;
// Output the names of the available render preset
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\n " + renderSetting.Name);
}
}
else
{
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\nNo render presets available.");
}
}
catch (Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.Exception Ex)
{
Application.ShowAlertDialog("The following exception was caught:\n" +
Ex.Message);
}
finally
{
// Discard any changes
acTrans.Abort();
}
}
}
This example lists the render presets that are stored in the current drawing.
The standard render presets (Draft, Low, Medium, High, and Presentation) cannot be modified as they are defined with the application. Custom render presets are stored in the “ACAD_RENDER_SETTINGS” named dictionary as MentalRayRenderSettings objects.
' Standard .NET namespaces
Imports System
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
' Main AutoCAD namespaces
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.PlottingServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Windows
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface
' Lists the available render presets - MentalRay example
<CommandMethod("MRRenderPresetsList")> _
Public Shared Sub MRRenderPresetsList()
' Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
Dim acDoc As Document = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
Dim acCurDb As Database = acDoc.Database
Using acTrans As Transaction = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
Dim namedObjs As DBDictionary = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.NamedObjectsDictionaryId, OpenMode.ForRead)
Try
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & "Default render presets: ")
' List the default render presets
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & " Draft")
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & " Low")
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & " Medium")
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & " High")
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & " Presentation")
' Step through and list each of the custom render presets
Dim renderSetting As MentalRayRenderSettings = Nothing
If namedObjs.Contains("ACAD_RENDER_SETTINGS") = True Then
Dim renderSettings As DBDictionary = acTrans.GetObject(namedObjs.GetAt("ACAD_RENDER_SETTINGS"), OpenMode.ForRead)
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & "Custom render presets: ")
For Each entry As DBDictionaryEntry In renderSettings
renderSetting = acTrans.GetObject(entry.Value, OpenMode.ForRead)
' Output the names of the available render preset
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & " " & renderSetting.Name)
Next
Else
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage(vbLf & "No custom render presets available.")
End If
Catch es As Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.Exception
End Try
' Discard any changes
acTrans.Abort()
End Using
End Sub
// Standard .NET namespaces
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
// Main AutoCAD namespaces
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.PlottingServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Windows;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface;
// Lists the available render presets - MentalRay example
[CommandMethod("MRRenderPresetsList")]
public void MRRenderPresetsList()
{
// Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
Document acDoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
Database acCurDb = acDoc.Database;
using (Transaction acTrans = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
{
DBDictionary namedObjs = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.NamedObjectsDictionaryId,
OpenMode.ForRead) as DBDictionary;
try
{
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\nDefault render presets: ");
// List the default render presets
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\n Draft");
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\n Low");
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\n Medium");
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\n High");
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\n Presentation");
// Step through and list each of the custom render presets
MentalRayRenderSettings renderSetting = null;
if (namedObjs.Contains("ACAD_RENDER_SETTINGS") == true)
{
DBDictionary renderSettings = acTrans.GetObject(namedObjs.GetAt("ACAD_RENDER_SETTINGS"),
OpenMode.ForRead) as DBDictionary;
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\nCustom render presets: ");
// Set the new render preset MyPreset current
foreach (DBDictionaryEntry entry in renderSettings)
{
renderSetting = acTrans.GetObject(entry.Value, OpenMode.ForRead) as MentalRayRenderSettings;
// Output the names of the available render preset
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\n " + renderSetting.Name);
}
}
else
{
acDoc.Editor.WriteMessage("\nNo custom render presets available.");
}
}
catch (Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.Exception Ex)
{
Application.ShowAlertDialog("The following exception was caught:\n" +
Ex.Message);
}
finally
{
// Discard any changes
acTrans.Abort();
}
}
}
This example creates or edits a render preset named MyPreset.
' Standard .NET namespaces
Imports System
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
' Main AutoCAD namespaces
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.PlottingServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Windows
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface
' Creates a new render preset - RapidRT example
<CommandMethod("RRTRenderPresetsCreate")> _
Public Shared Sub RRTRenderPresetCreate()
' Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
Dim acDoc As Document = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
Dim acCurDb As Database = acDoc.Database
Using acTrans As Transaction = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
Dim namedObjs As DBDictionary = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.NamedObjectsDictionaryId, OpenMode.ForRead)
Try
' Check to see if the Render Settings dictionary already exists or not
Dim renderSettings As DBDictionary
If namedObjs.Contains("ACAD_RENDER_RAPIDRT_SETTINGS") = True Then
renderSettings = acTrans.GetObject(namedObjs.GetAt("ACAD_RENDER_RAPIDRT_SETTINGS"), OpenMode.ForWrite)
Else
namedObjs.UpgradeOpen()
renderSettings = New DBDictionary
namedObjs.SetAt("ACAD_RENDER_RAPIDRT_SETTINGS", renderSettings)
acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(renderSettings, True)
End If
' Create the new render preset, based on the settings of the Medium render preset
If renderSettings.Contains("MyPreset") = False Then
Dim renderSetting As New RapidRTRenderSettings
renderSetting.Name = "MyPreset"
renderSetting.Description = "Custom new render preset"
' Set renderer settings
renderSetting.BackFacesEnabled = False
renderSetting.MaterialsEnabled = False
renderSetting.ShadowsEnabled = False
renderSetting.TextureSampling = False
' Set Rendering duration
renderSetting.RenderTarget = RapidRTRenderTarget.Level
renderSetting.RenderLevel = 10
' Set rendering accuracy
renderSetting.LightingModel = RapidRTLightingMode.Simplified
' Material rendering settings
renderSetting.FilterHeight = 5
renderSetting.FilterWidth = 5
renderSetting.FilterType = RapidRTFilterType.Mitchell
renderSetting.DisplayIndex = 20
renderSettings.SetAt("MyPreset", renderSetting)
acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(renderSetting, True)
End If
Catch es As Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.Exception
MsgBox(es.Message)
Finally
acTrans.Commit()
End Try
End Using
acDoc.Editor.Command("_-RENDERPRESETS", "_custom", "mypreset")
End Sub
// Standard .NET namespaces
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
// Main AutoCAD namespaces
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.PlottingServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Windows;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface;
// Creates a new render preset - RapidRT example
[CommandMethod("RRTRenderPresetsCreate")]
public void RRTRenderPresetsCreate()
{
// Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
Document acDoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
Database acCurDb = acDoc.Database;
using (Transaction acTrans = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
{
DBDictionary namedObjs = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.NamedObjectsDictionaryId,
OpenMode.ForRead) as DBDictionary;
try
{
// Check to see if the Render Settings dictionary already exists or not
DBDictionary renderSettings;
if (namedObjs.Contains("ACAD_RENDER_RAPIDRT_SETTINGS") == true)
{
renderSettings = acTrans.GetObject(namedObjs.GetAt("ACAD_RENDER_RAPIDRT_SETTINGS"),
OpenMode.ForWrite) as DBDictionary;
}
else
{
namedObjs.UpgradeOpen();
renderSettings = new DBDictionary();
namedObjs.SetAt("ACAD_RENDER_RAPIDRT_SETTINGS", renderSettings);
acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(renderSettings, true);
}
// Create the new render preset, based on the settings of the Medium render preset
if (renderSettings.Contains("MyPreset") == false)
{
RapidRTRenderSettings renderSetting = new RapidRTRenderSettings();
renderSetting.Name = "MyPreset";
renderSetting.Description = "Custom new render preset";
// Set renderer settings
renderSetting.BackFacesEnabled = false;
renderSetting.MaterialsEnabled = false;
renderSetting.ShadowsEnabled = false;
renderSetting.TextureSampling = false;
// Set Rendering duration
renderSetting.RenderTarget = RapidRTRenderTarget.Level;
renderSetting.RenderLevel = 10;
// Set rendering accuracy
renderSetting.LightingModel = RapidRTLightingMode.Simplified;
// Material rendering settings
renderSetting.FilterHeight = 5;
renderSetting.FilterWidth = 5;
renderSetting.FilterType = RapidRTFilterType.Mitchell;
renderSetting.DisplayIndex = 20;
renderSettings.SetAt("MyPreset", renderSetting);
acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(renderSetting, true);
}
}
catch (Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.Exception Ex)
{
Application.ShowAlertDialog("The following exception was caught:\n" +
Ex.Message);
}
finally
{
// Discard any changes
acTrans.Commit();
}
}
// Set the new render preset MyPreset current
acDoc.Editor.Command("_-RENDERPRESETS", "_custom", "mypreset");
}
This example creates or edits a render preset named MyPreset. A helper function named GetDefaultRenderPreset is defined and used to get the recreate the settings of one of the standard render presets.
' Standard .NET namespaces
Imports System
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
' Main AutoCAD namespaces
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.PlottingServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Windows
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface
' Creates a new render preset - MentalRay example
<CommandMethod("MRRenderPresetsCreate")> _
Public Shared Sub MRRenderPresetCreate()
' Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
Dim acDoc As Document = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
Dim acCurDb As Database = acDoc.Database
Using acTrans As Transaction = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
Dim namedObjs As DBDictionary = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.NamedObjectsDictionaryId, OpenMode.ForRead)
Try
' Check to see if the Render Settings dictionary already exists or not
Dim renderSettings As DBDictionary
If namedObjs.Contains("ACAD_RENDER_SETTINGS") = True Then
renderSettings = acTrans.GetObject(namedObjs.GetAt("ACAD_RENDER_SETTINGS"), OpenMode.ForWrite)
Else
namedObjs.UpgradeOpen()
renderSettings = New DBDictionary
namedObjs.SetAt("ACAD_RENDER_SETTINGS", renderSettings)
acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(renderSettings, True)
End If
' Create the new render preset, based on the settings of the Medium render preset
If renderSettings.Contains("MyPreset") = False Then
Dim renderSetting As MentalRayRenderSettings = GetDefaultRenderPreset("Medium")
renderSetting.Name = "MyPreset"
renderSetting.Description = "Custom new render preset"
renderSettings.SetAt("MyPreset", renderSetting)
acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(renderSetting, True)
End If
' Set the new render preset as current with the Render Engine
Application.UIBindings.RenderEngineMR.CurrentRenderPresetName = "MyPreset"
Catch es As Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.Exception
MsgBox(es.Message)
Finally
acTrans.Commit()
End Try
End Using
End Sub
Private Shared Sub GetDefaultRenderPreset( _
ByRef renderPreset As MentalRayRenderSettings, _
ByVal name As String)
' Set the values common to multiple default render presets
renderPreset.BackFacesEnabled = False
renderPreset.DiagnosticBackgroundEnabled = False
renderPreset.DiagnosticBSPMode = _
DiagnosticBSPMode.Depth
renderPreset.DiagnosticGridMode = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsDiagnosticGridModeParameter( _
DiagnosticGridMode.Object, 10.0)
renderPreset.DiagnosticMode = _
DiagnosticMode.Off
renderPreset.DiagnosticPhotonMode = _
DiagnosticPhotonMode.Density
renderPreset.DisplayIndex = 0
renderPreset.EnergyMultiplier = 1.0
renderPreset.ExportMIEnabled = False
renderPreset.ExportMIFileName = ""
renderPreset.FGRayCount = 100
' FGSampleRadius cannot be set, it returns invalid input
renderPreset.FGSampleRadiusState = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsBoolParameter( _
False, False, False)
renderPreset.FinalGatheringEnabled = False
renderPreset.FinalGatheringMode = _
FinalGatheringMode.FinalGatherOff
renderPreset.GIPhotonsPerLight = 1000
renderPreset.GISampleCount = 500
renderPreset.GISampleRadius = 1.0
renderPreset.GISampleRadiusEnabled = False
renderPreset.GlobalIlluminationEnabled = False
renderPreset.LightLuminanceScale = 1500.0
renderPreset.MaterialsEnabled = True
renderPreset.MemoryLimit = 1048
renderPreset.PhotonTraceDepth = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsTraceParameter( _
5, 5, 5)
renderPreset.PreviewImageFileName = ""
renderPreset.RayTraceDepth = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsTraceParameter( _
3, 3, 3)
renderPreset.RayTracingEnabled = False
renderPreset.Sampling = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsIntegerRangeParameter( _
-2, -1)
renderPreset.SamplingContrastColor = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsFloatParameter( _
0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1)
renderPreset.SamplingFilter = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsSamplingParameter( _
Filter.Box, 1.0, 1.0)
renderPreset.ShadowMapsEnabled = False
renderPreset.ShadowMode = ShadowMode.Simple
renderPreset.ShadowSamplingMultiplier = _
ShadowSamplingMultiplier.SamplingMultiplierZero
renderPreset.ShadowsEnabled = True
renderPreset.TextureSampling = False
renderPreset.TileOrder = TileOrder.Hilbert
renderPreset.TileSize = 32
Select Case name.ToUpper()
' Assigns the values to match the Draft render preset
Case "DRAFT"
renderPreset.Description = _
"The lowest rendering quality which entails no raytracing, " & _
"no texture filtering and force 2-sided is inactive."
renderPreset.Name = "Draft"
Case ("LOW")
renderPreset.Description = _
"Rendering quality is improved over Draft. " & _
"Low anti-aliasing and a raytracing depth of 3 " & _
"reflection/refraction are processed."
renderPreset.Name = "Low"
renderPreset.RayTracingEnabled = True
renderPreset.Sampling = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsIntegerRangeParameter( _
-1, 0)
renderPreset.SamplingContrastColor = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsFloatParameter( _
0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1)
renderPreset.SamplingFilter = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsSamplingParameter( _
Filter.Triangle, 2.0, 2.0)
renderPreset.ShadowSamplingMultiplier = _
ShadowSamplingMultiplier.SamplingMultiplierOneFourth
Case "MEDIUM"
renderPreset.BackFacesEnabled = True
renderPreset.Description = _
"Rendering quality is improved over Low to include " & _
"texture filtering and force 2-sided is active. " & _
"Moderate anti-aliasing and a raytracing depth of " & _
"5 reflections/refractions are processed."
renderPreset.FGRayCount = 200
renderPreset.FinalGatheringMode = _
FinalGatheringMode.FinalGatherAuto
renderPreset.GIPhotonsPerLight = 10000
renderPreset.Name = "Medium"
renderPreset.RayTraceDepth = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsTraceParameter( _
5, 5, 5)
renderPreset.RayTracingEnabled = True
renderPreset.Sampling = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsIntegerRangeParameter( _
0, 1)
renderPreset.SamplingContrastColor = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsFloatParameter( _
0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 0.05)
renderPreset.SamplingFilter = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsSamplingParameter( _
Filter.Gauss, 3.0, 3.0)
renderPreset.ShadowSamplingMultiplier = _
ShadowSamplingMultiplier.SamplingMultiplierOneHalf
renderPreset.TextureSampling = True
Case "HIGH"
renderPreset.BackFacesEnabled = True
renderPreset.Description = _
"Rendering quality is improved over Medium. " & _
"High anti-aliasing and a raytracing depth of 7 " & _
"reflections/refractions are processed."
renderPreset.FGRayCount = 500
renderPreset.FinalGatheringMode = _
FinalGatheringMode.FinalGatherAuto
renderPreset.GIPhotonsPerLight = 10000
renderPreset.Name = "High"
renderPreset.RayTraceDepth = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsTraceParameter( _
7, 7, 7)
renderPreset.RayTracingEnabled = True
renderPreset.Sampling = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsIntegerRangeParameter( _
0, 2)
renderPreset.SamplingContrastColor = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsFloatParameter( _
0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 0.05)
renderPreset.SamplingFilter = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsSamplingParameter( _
Filter.Mitchell, 4.0, 4.0)
renderPreset.ShadowSamplingMultiplier = _
ShadowSamplingMultiplier.SamplingMultiplierOne
renderPreset.TextureSampling = True
Case "PRESENTATION"
renderPreset.BackFacesEnabled = True
renderPreset.Description = _
"Rendering quality is improved over High. " & _
"Very high anti-aliasing and a raytracing depth of 9 " & _
"reflections/refractions are processed."
renderPreset.FGRayCount = 1000
renderPreset.FinalGatheringMode = _
FinalGatheringMode.FinalGatherAuto
renderPreset.GIPhotonsPerLight = 10000
renderPreset.Name = "Presentation"
renderPreset.RayTraceDepth = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsTraceParameter( _
9, 9, 9)
renderPreset.RayTracingEnabled = True
renderPreset.Sampling = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsIntegerRangeParameter( _
1, 2)
renderPreset.SamplingContrastColor = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsFloatParameter( _
0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 0.05)
renderPreset.SamplingFilter = _
New MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsSamplingParameter( _
Filter.Lanczos, 4.0, 4.0)
renderPreset.ShadowSamplingMultiplier = _
ShadowSamplingMultiplier.SamplingMultiplierOne
renderPreset.TextureSampling = True
End Select
End Sub
// Standard .NET namespaces
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
// Main AutoCAD namespaces
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.PlottingServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Windows;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface;
// Creates a new render preset - MentalRay example
[CommandMethod("MRRenderPresetsCreate")]
public void MRRenderPresetsCreate()
{
// Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
Document acDoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
Database acCurDb = acDoc.Database;
using (Transaction acTrans = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
{
DBDictionary namedObjs = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.NamedObjectsDictionaryId,
OpenMode.ForRead) as DBDictionary;
try
{
// Check to see if the Render Settings dictionary already exists or not
DBDictionary renderSettings;
if (namedObjs.Contains("ACAD_RENDER_SETTINGS") == true)
{
renderSettings = acTrans.GetObject(namedObjs.GetAt("ACAD_RENDER_SETTINGS"),
OpenMode.ForWrite) as DBDictionary;
}
else
{
namedObjs.UpgradeOpen();
renderSettings = new DBDictionary();
namedObjs.SetAt("ACAD_RENDER_SETTINGS", renderSettings);
acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(renderSettings, true);
}
// Create the new render preset, based on the settings of the Medium render preset
if (renderSettings.Contains("MyPreset") == false)
{
MentalRayRenderSettings renderSetting = new MentalRayRenderSettings();
GetDefaultRenderPreset(ref renderSetting, "MyPreset");
renderSetting.Description = "Custom new render preset";
renderSettings.SetAt("MyPreset", renderSetting);
acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(renderSetting, true);
}
// Set the new render preset as current with the Render Engine
Application.UIBindings.RenderEngineMR.CurrentRenderPresetName = "MyPreset";
}
catch (Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.Exception Ex)
{
Application.ShowAlertDialog("The following exception was caught:\n" +
Ex.Message);
}
finally
{
// Commit any changes
acTrans.Commit();
}
}
}
// Method used to populate a MentalRayRenderSettings object with the
// same settings used by the standard render presets
private static void GetDefaultRenderPreset(
ref MentalRayRenderSettings renderPreset,
string name)
{
// Set the values common to multiple default render presets
renderPreset.BackFacesEnabled = false;
renderPreset.DiagnosticBackgroundEnabled = false;
renderPreset.DiagnosticBSPMode =
DiagnosticBSPMode.Depth;
renderPreset.DiagnosticGridMode =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsDiagnosticGridModeParameter(
DiagnosticGridMode.Object, (float)10.0);
renderPreset.DiagnosticMode =
DiagnosticMode.Off;
renderPreset.DiagnosticPhotonMode =
DiagnosticPhotonMode.Density;
renderPreset.DisplayIndex = 0;
renderPreset.EnergyMultiplier = (float)1.0;
renderPreset.ExportMIEnabled = false;
renderPreset.ExportMIFileName = "";
renderPreset.FGRayCount = 100;
// FGSampleRadius cannot be set, it returns invalid input
renderPreset.FGSampleRadiusState =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsBoolParameter(
false, false, false);
renderPreset.FinalGatheringEnabled = false;
renderPreset.FinalGatheringMode =
FinalGatheringMode.FinalGatherOff;
renderPreset.GIPhotonsPerLight = 1000;
renderPreset.GISampleCount = 500;
renderPreset.GISampleRadius = 1.0;
renderPreset.GISampleRadiusEnabled = false;
renderPreset.GlobalIlluminationEnabled = false;
renderPreset.LightLuminanceScale = 1500.0;
renderPreset.MaterialsEnabled = true;
renderPreset.MemoryLimit = 1048;
renderPreset.PhotonTraceDepth =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsTraceParameter(
5, 5, 5);
renderPreset.PreviewImageFileName = "";
renderPreset.RayTraceDepth =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsTraceParameter(
3, 3, 3);
renderPreset.RayTracingEnabled = false;
renderPreset.Sampling =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsIntegerRangeParameter(
-2, -1);
renderPreset.SamplingContrastColor =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsFloatParameter(
(float)0.1, (float)0.1, (float)0.1, (float)0.1);
renderPreset.SamplingFilter =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsSamplingParameter(
Filter.Box, 1.0, 1.0);
renderPreset.ShadowMapsEnabled = false;
renderPreset.ShadowMode = ShadowMode.Simple;
renderPreset.ShadowSamplingMultiplier =
ShadowSamplingMultiplier.SamplingMultiplierZero;
renderPreset.ShadowsEnabled = true;
renderPreset.TextureSampling = false;
renderPreset.TileOrder = TileOrder.Hilbert;
renderPreset.TileSize = 32;
switch (name.ToUpper())
{
// Assigns the values to match the Draft render preset
case "DRAFT":
renderPreset.Description =
"The lowest rendering quality which entails no raytracing, " +
"no texture filtering and force 2-sided is inactive.";
renderPreset.Name = "Draft";
break;
case "LOW":
renderPreset.Description =
"Rendering quality is improved over Draft. " +
"Low anti-aliasing and a raytracing depth of 3 " +
"reflection/refraction are processed.";
renderPreset.Name = "Low";
renderPreset.RayTracingEnabled = true;
renderPreset.Sampling =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsIntegerRangeParameter(
-1, 0);
renderPreset.SamplingContrastColor =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsFloatParameter(
(float)0.1, (float)0.1, (float)0.1, (float)0.1);
renderPreset.SamplingFilter =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsSamplingParameter(
Filter.Triangle, 2.0, 2.0);
renderPreset.ShadowSamplingMultiplier =
ShadowSamplingMultiplier.SamplingMultiplierOneFourth;
break;
case "MEDIUM":
renderPreset.BackFacesEnabled = true;
renderPreset.Description =
"Rendering quality is improved over Low to include " +
"texture filtering and force 2-sided is active. " +
"Moderate anti-aliasing and a raytracing depth of " +
"5 reflections/refractions are processed.";
renderPreset.FGRayCount = 200;
renderPreset.FinalGatheringMode =
FinalGatheringMode.FinalGatherAuto;
renderPreset.GIPhotonsPerLight = 10000;
renderPreset.Name = "Medium";
renderPreset.RayTraceDepth =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsTraceParameter(
5, 5, 5);
renderPreset.RayTracingEnabled = true;
renderPreset.Sampling =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsIntegerRangeParameter(
0, 1);
renderPreset.SamplingContrastColor =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsFloatParameter(
(float)0.05, (float)0.05, (float)0.05, (float)0.05);
renderPreset.SamplingFilter =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsSamplingParameter(
Filter.Gauss, 3.0, 3.0);
renderPreset.ShadowSamplingMultiplier =
ShadowSamplingMultiplier.SamplingMultiplierOneHalf;
renderPreset.TextureSampling = true;
break;
case "HIGH":
renderPreset.BackFacesEnabled = true;
renderPreset.Description =
"Rendering quality is improved over Medium. " +
"High anti-aliasing and a raytracing depth of 7 " +
"reflections/refractions are processed.";
renderPreset.FGRayCount = 500;
renderPreset.FinalGatheringMode =
FinalGatheringMode.FinalGatherAuto;
renderPreset.GIPhotonsPerLight = 10000;
renderPreset.Name = "High";
renderPreset.RayTraceDepth =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsTraceParameter(
7, 7, 7);
renderPreset.RayTracingEnabled = true;
renderPreset.Sampling =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsIntegerRangeParameter(
0, 2);
renderPreset.SamplingContrastColor =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsFloatParameter(
(float)0.05, (float)0.05, (float)0.05, (float)0.05);
renderPreset.SamplingFilter =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsSamplingParameter(
Filter.Mitchell, 4.0, 4.0);
renderPreset.ShadowSamplingMultiplier =
ShadowSamplingMultiplier.SamplingMultiplierOne;
renderPreset.TextureSampling = true;
break;
case "PRESENTATION":
renderPreset.BackFacesEnabled = true;
renderPreset.Description =
"Rendering quality is improved over High. " +
"Very high anti-aliasing and a raytracing depth of 9 " +
"reflections/refractions are processed.";
renderPreset.FGRayCount = 1000;
renderPreset.FinalGatheringMode =
FinalGatheringMode.FinalGatherAuto;
renderPreset.GIPhotonsPerLight = 10000;
renderPreset.Name = "Presentation";
renderPreset.RayTraceDepth =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsTraceParameter(
9, 9, 9);
renderPreset.RayTracingEnabled = true;
renderPreset.Sampling =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsIntegerRangeParameter(
1, 2);
renderPreset.SamplingContrastColor =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsFloatParameter(
(float)0.05, (float)0.05, (float)0.05, (float)0.05);
renderPreset.SamplingFilter =
new MentalRayRenderSettingsTraitsSamplingParameter(
Filter.Lanczos, 4.0, 4.0);
renderPreset.ShadowSamplingMultiplier =
ShadowSamplingMultiplier.SamplingMultiplierOne;
renderPreset.TextureSampling = true;
break;
}
}