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Rendering with a pure white background

lebelKQRXV — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 19:47:14 GMT

I am building a furniture library and need each piece on a solid white background. I need them rendered and photograph quality.

I cannot figure out how to make a pure white background. Everything looks brown or the sky blue of the environment. Even a white room doesn't looks white.

What is the trick?

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

constantin.stroescu — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 05:54:33 GMT

You can obtain this if :

in Project, from View Control Bar >Isolate Element ( the Piece of furniture)
when Rendering > Background >Style > Color - White

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

constantin.stroescu — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 06:10:25 GMT

if you want the shadows too,

then:

Copy to Clipboard the Isolated item
Paste it into a New Project
in the New Project , make a white material floor
render with White Color Background and then use Adjust Exposure to assure the background is pure white

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

lebelKQRXV — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:22:55 GMT

I tried this. I made a white material floor and white background and it renders grayish brown. The sunlight changes the white. I've tried adjusting it and it is always not white.

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

constantin.stroescu — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:46:13 GMT

try a refine of White Point....

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:10:10 GMT

Is there any way to do that when rendering with Vray.I can't seem to find any option to change the background color while rendering in revit.

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

Viveka_CD — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:41:57 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

I wanted to follow up on this post.

Can you send a screenshot of your render settings and share the model if possible?

I can send you a private folder if you like. You can also contact v-ray for Revit support team HERE

Looking forward to your reply update.

Regards,

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

lebelKQRXV — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:37:18 GMT

hello,

I am revisiting this 2 years later as I still have not found a way to do with without photo shopping the background white which always looks off.

Where do I find this "isolate Element" I go under "view"? and do not see anything like that.

I have a white color background set and it is just never white. Is it the lighting settings or what? Trying to find the trick as I see these types of renderings used everywhere.

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

Viveka_CD — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:49:05 GMT

@lebelKQRXV Can you please post a screenshot or screencast of what you are seeing?

it will help us troubleshoot better.

Regards,

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

aRcHiTeCt.JM — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:53:32 GMT

... open a project

... insert your family

... open 3d view

.... open graphic display options

... choose what you want to show

.... and .... pure white

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

lebelKQRXV — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:57:56 GMT

I have already done that. It doesn't show as pure white.

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

aRcHiTeCt.JM — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:01:19 GMT

... and with this?

.... to me looks like really white

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

lebelKQRXV — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:08:11 GMT

This does not look like a rendering. It looks like a shaded view and is not the look and quality I am trying to achieve.

When I put the table not in an environment within the project, with an "image" set as a pure white color and render I get the attached image (1)and it looks awful. Looks cartoony and the materials and colors are off. That is supposed to be chrome. It messes up the lighting.

When I have it in a "room" walls and floors set to white and I have the "background" set to white it gives me gray. Image (2)

When I use the "transparent" background, it looks the same and I am not sure the benefit- ie my other question.

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

aRcHiTeCt.JM — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:11:08 GMT

.... how about this:

.... or this:

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

lebelKQRXV — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:15:59 GMT

Again, that is not at all the look I am going for. I need photo realistic and less shadow. The materials and metals need to look real. I have messed around with those settings and it has not helped achieve my goals.

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

lebelKQRXV — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:28:44 GMT

I Attached the finished renderings in the other post as examples.

This is a screenshot of the settings. The table is on the "floor" that is set as "white" .

Let me know if you have other questions.

Thank you,

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

Viveka_CD — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:04:17 GMT

Hi @lebelKQRXV

Thanks for sharing the screenshot, can you also share the model to test.

I'll do some testing on my end for a different model and see if there is anything different we can try to achieve the required result.

Regards,

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

lebelKQRXV — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:08:29 GMT

Yes. i wish I was using one for the testing that had more interesting and brighter colors but for comparison it is attached.

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

loboarch — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:23:10 GMT

I am not sure you are going to get a pure "white" background without using photoshop. That is just not how rendering works.You are going to end up with things being slightly "off" because the light is hitting at a different angel, something is slightly shaded etc... Getting everything except the object to be pure white is not possible. At least with the controls for rendering in Revit.

It kind of reminds of this old image (perhaps you have seen it?), "color" can be very deceiving both the squares in this image are the exact shade of gray, even though one looks really white. If you want to see, just cover up the joint between the 2 on the screen with your finger.

Re: Rendering with a pure white background

aRcHiTeCt.JM — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:57:39 GMT

..... go photoshop (best option)

... if I go whiter with REVIT the image gets cloudy