These materials are far more realistic and are stored as part of the project file.

The materials provided within Revit Architecture 2009 have been reassigned Mental Ray material properties. Revit Architecture 2009 uses this information from the IES file to define the geometric shape of the light source. If you open an existing light fitting family you will notice that you have the ability to specify the IES file for the light fitting. I am sure someone will enlighten me if I have got it wrong.Īll lighting fixtures are now photometric and will use an IES file to define lighting parameters. One thing I did find was that there was no way I could transfer custom setting between views, which is a shame.

Increasing these values or multiple settings may increase render time exponentially, so you’ve been warned!! But on a positive note, if you have a dual core or quad core processor in your workstation or laptop, then the Mental Ray render will make use of these extra cores. In general, increasing (or turning on) any one of these settings increases the quality of the rendered image. However, you also have the ability to drill down and create your own custom setup for a particular view if you want too. Revit Architecture 2009 also includes render preset such as draft, low, medium, high and best allowing you to get quick results. Somebody at Autodesk has really listened to what the architect and designers requires when it comes to rendering images. The new layout of the render dialogue is excellent, it’s simple to use and understand.

Alternatively, you can still access the render tools from the design bar or pull down menu. The new teapot icon allows you to quickly access the render dialogue box. When you are in a 3d view or perspective, you will notice an additional tool in the view control bar. Remember, Mental Ray is the same rendering engine which resides in 3dsmax and across the whole of the Autodesk product portfolio so you can rest assured the quality will be high. This will definitely improve the overall quality of your renders compared with Accurender. The headliner for Revit Architecture 2009 is the replacement of the aging Accurender engine with Mental Ray.

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