https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/acad-2024-rendering/m-p/12020947#M34518 <P>This is NOT plain AutoCAD, the software you say you are using (and the topic of this forum)</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="pendean_0-1686245408301.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1225253iE648851E6257B9CA/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="pendean_0-1686245408301.png" alt="pendean_0-1686245408301.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Did you buy the wrong book, or did you forget to install the correct software?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>OR do you need to change your workspace first:</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="pendean_0-1686245661251.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1225255iD4B6402A3A6E769E/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="pendean_0-1686245661251.png" alt="pendean_0-1686245661251.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:34:23 GMT pendean 2023-06-08T17:34:23Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/acad-2024-rendering/m-p/12020909#M34517 <P>I'm using Randy Shih's textbook to learn how to render. The book is based on ACAD 2023.<BR />At the command prompt, I typed "background" and I got this:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="BillAllenSE_0-1686244329919.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1225248i6647D02E7729337D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="BillAllenSE_0-1686244329919.png" alt="BillAllenSE_0-1686244329919.png" /></span></P><P>Whereas the textbook (and ACAD's help file) show this:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="BillAllenSE_1-1686244389409.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1225250i2E4C49B0FAB6CE92/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="BillAllenSE_1-1686244389409.png" alt="BillAllenSE_1-1686244389409.png" /></span></P><P>How do I get the "Sun &amp; Sky" option?<BR /><BR />Thank you,</P> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:13:45 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/acad-2024-rendering/m-p/12020909#M34517 BillAllenSE 2023-06-08T17:13:45Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/acad-2024-rendering/m-p/12020947#M34518 <P>This is NOT plain AutoCAD, the software you say you are using (and the topic of this forum)</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="pendean_0-1686245408301.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1225253iE648851E6257B9CA/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="pendean_0-1686245408301.png" alt="pendean_0-1686245408301.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Did you buy the wrong book, or did you forget to install the correct software?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>OR do you need to change your workspace first:</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="pendean_0-1686245661251.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1225255iD4B6402A3A6E769E/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="pendean_0-1686245661251.png" alt="pendean_0-1686245661251.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:34:23 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/acad-2024-rendering/m-p/12020947#M34518 pendean 2023-06-08T17:34:23Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/acad-2024-rendering/m-p/12022034#M34519 <P>I'm running plain <STRONG>AutoCAD 2024</STRONG> and in <STRONG>Drafting &amp; Annotation</STRONG> workspace but the <STRONG>Background</STRONG> command does show&nbsp;<STRONG>Sun &amp; Sky.</STRONG> I've ran this command on 2020, 2021, 2022 &amp; 2023 &amp;<STRONG> Sun &amp; Sky </STRONG>shows up on all versions.</P><P>Perhaps your installation is not complete or do you have the latest version of 2024 intalled?</P><P>Run the <STRONG>ABOUT</STRONG> command and share what you see.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="paullimapa_0-1686291024669.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1225405iE05DDB461AC52295/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="paullimapa_0-1686291024669.png" alt="paullimapa_0-1686291024669.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>ABOUT</STRONG> window:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="paullimapa_2-1686291196602.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1225407iA304B26BF53CB106/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="paullimapa_2-1686291196602.png" alt="paullimapa_2-1686291196602.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 06:16:18 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/acad-2024-rendering/m-p/12022034#M34519 paullimapa 2023-06-09T06:16:18Z