Rendering without shadow, is it possible?

[Anonymous]

hi

I want to render the model in day light settings without shadow effect.

is it possible in revit?




Regards

Winstong.

[Anonymous]

No, rendering without a light source, or without shadows, is not possible.

"winstong" wrote in message news:6384222@discussion.autodesk.com...
hi

I want to render the model in day light settings without shadow effect.

is it possible in revit?




Regards

Winstong.

[Anonymous]

i can render with no shadows..

[Anonymous]

look mom- i can render with no shadows..

[Anonymous]

this is great

i want the same effect

can u please guide me on how to do this.



Regards
winstong

[Anonymous]

Winstong,

What is being shown is not a "rendering". It's using the new Visual Style
in Revit 2011 called "Realistic". In order to get this look, you set the
view to realistic, and then you change the Shadow settings in the View
Control Bar at the bottom of the screen. In the Sun and Shadow settings,
move the Cast Shadows slider all the way to Lighter, and set the Sun
Intensity to Brighter. This will make a display that has no "cast" shadows,
and the surfaces of the building will have very little shading on them.

Once again, this is not a rendering, but a visual style. Rendering in Revit
is a process that requires a light source. The rendering engine, mental
ray, is a lighting simulation engine. It literally bounces simulated
particles of light around a scene to produce a realistically lit image.
There will always be shadows in a rendered image.

"winstong" wrote in message news:6384329@discussion.autodesk.com...
this is great

i want the same effect

can u please guide me on how to do this.



Regards
winstong

[Anonymous]

Scott- the person wants
to know if it can be done.. Edited by: Discussion_Admin on May 3, 2010 10:10 AM

[Anonymous]

winstong-

here is the same view called "Realistic"..

[Anonymous]

vector ,

how to do this rendering ?


wat are the settings am i have to change ?





Regards
winstong.

[Anonymous]

winstong-

the first thing you should know is
that an isometric view oriented to
either northeast northwest southeast
or southwest- is the most accurate
and real view there is.. it is not a
simulated view of the human eye like
with a perspective view.. looking at
an ISO view in one of these positions
is identical to looking at something
from a helicopter- it is very real..
in fact- if you look at it with one eye
closed you might swear you are in
a helicopter- and you can't get any
more real than that.. and yes i know
we must sometimes use other kinds
of views to get the information we need..

as you probably know from experience
with taking pictures- if you don't want
the people you are taking pictures of to
have any shadows- you simply put your
head between them and the sun and the
people will have no shadows for you to
see or for your camera to see..

the new "sunpath" feature in RAC 2011
is helpful in locating the light source..
notice the yellow ball in the middle-
that is the sun.. and just above the sun
is text indicating the azimuth and
altitude position of the sun..

so whether you want to use the new
"realistic" view or the MentalRay
render view- the sun position works
the same..

[Anonymous]

thanks vector

i got it


regards,
winstong

[lieblick]

It is actually possible, with a little knowledge of sun patterns.

If you go to the Advanced Graphics (AG) you can create a new Sun Position. To get minimal/no shadows I suggest setting it by first clicking the ... after sun position and then Duplicate any of them, and set the Azimuth to 175-178 and the Altitude to 0. Click Apply to make sure your spot on!

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

> {quote:title=lieblick wrote:}{quote}
> a little knowledge of sun patterns.

yup that's what you need..

because at 175 and 0 you will have plenty
of shadows..

the camera must be exacty between the
sun and the object..

you can prove that just by thinking about it..

[lieblick]

Sorry for the confusion, I was rendering a floor plan without shadows. Which worked.

[Anonymous]

> I was rendering a floor plan without shadows

you mean you rendered a 3D view from
the top down and you put the sun directly
behind the camera.. got it..

[Anonymous]

YES!! you have to adjust sun settings.before rendering ,in sun settings-lighting-set azimuth and altitude as 90