1. Rendering

2. “Rendering Engine” turns geometry
into pixels
Internal or
Plug-in
(External)
Internal – Included with program
Plug-in – Purchased & installed separately

3. Internal for Max: ART Renderer (“Autodesk Raytrace”) Scanline
Quicksilver
Arnold
Autodesk A360 - Cloud-Based

4. Rendering: Three components: Materials Lighting
Exposure Control (global/camera)
Specific tools for each may depend on the assigned rendering engine.

5. ART Renderer:
Physically Based

6. ART Renderer: Default in 3ds MAX and Revit 2018
Physically Based – Follows physical rules.
Minimal controls/tweaks.
Fast, depending on quality (noise) settings

7. ART Renderer:
Draft – 4 sec

8. ART Renderer:
High – 47 sec

9. ART Renderer:
X-High – 2m 37 sec

10. ART Renderer:
Max – After 1 hour…

11. ART Renderer:
Max – 8,305h Remaining

12. Direct + Indirect Lighting
ART Renderer:
Direct + Indirect Lighting

13. A360:
The Cloud

14. A360: Autodesk account required (login)
Rendering uploaded to “the cloud”
Output limited to:
Still Images
Panorama
Illuminance (light study)

15. A360: Important to “Test Scene Compatibility”
Not all rendering tools work

16. A360: Educational accounts free Professional accounts have priority
Output posts to online gallery
Can be viewed or downloaded

17. Plug-in Renderers

18. Plug-in Renderers ($$$$):
“V-Ray” (Max, Rhino, Sketchup, …)
“Maxwell” (Max, Rhino, Sketchup, …)
“Corona” (Max)
“finalRender” (Max)
“Brazil” (Rhino)
“Flamingo” (Rhino)