Rendering Workflow

IMPORTANT: Vasari includes a built in material library that includes low resolution textures that are suitable for basic rendering. To render a view with high resolution textures, you must have an Autodesk 2012 product installed with the AEC materials library.

In Vasari, 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 GUID-B3354433-8ED8-4DA7-8078-C2514195BEB5.htm#WS46B90C3CB2C58CAD922804FC7FA4315F-7F9A.

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

   See Materials Overview.

3. Define lighting for the building model.
   • If the rendered image will use natural light, define sun and shadow settings.

1. Define render settings.
2. Render the image.
3. Save the rendered image.