topic Re: How to render people like shadows? in Revit Architecture Forum

How to render people like shadows?

ospratt — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:35:04 GMT

Hi everyone, not sure if this is the correct forum to ask this in, but does anyone know or have any suggestions on how to create renderings like this? It looks hand drawn. Also looking for any suggestions on how to get these shadow like silhouettes of people. I have been able to find photo realistic people, but am looking for something more generic like these silhouettes. Thank you in advance!

Re: How to render people like shadows?

barthbradley — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:00:03 GMT

You might be able to get close with a Shaded View with Shadows (incuding Ambient) and Sketchy Lines.

Re: How to render people like shadows?

barthbradley — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:12:01 GMT

I'm thinking @constantin.stroescu can bring something to the table here. Hope I don't get into trouble for pinging him. 😉

Re: How to render people like shadows?

ToanDN — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:19:46 GMT

You can model a "poster" person family and using a material of a silhouette person for cutout. Get several images for varieties and don't forget dogs.

Re: How to render people like shadows?

jwaltersE3PVT — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:48:29 GMT

I have a number of simple families for shadow people. Create an entourage family with a solid, extrusion 5 mm thick, in the profile of the human form you want. Use a material asset with the amount of transparency that looks best & a gray color; think glass. One of the families is attached

Re: How to render people like shadows?

Lachlan-JWP — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 22:04:06 GMT

Revit is not really designed to produce these kinds of images. I'd export to Twinmotion/Enscape to create the scene, then use GIMP/photoshop to add the effects.

You can find silhouette families on various websites.

Re: How to render people like shadows?

constantin.stroescu — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 09:17:12 GMT

You can do it by creating your own Families as thin Extrusion following a CAD drawing as base...

EXAMPLES:

in Hidden

Shaded:

and Rendered:

for Render you have to allocate materials to the Extrusion.

Re: How to render people like shadows?

ospratt — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:21:35 GMT

Thank you! So now I've created a bunch of families, I'm having an issue trying to get the figures to automatically rotate to face the "camera" when in a 3D view inside my project.

Re: How to render people like shadows?

ospratt — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:22:57 GMT

Thank you! So now I've created a bunch of families, I'm having an issue trying to get the figures to automatically rotate to face the "camera" when in a 3D view inside my project.

Re: How to render people like shadows?

jwaltersE3PVT — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:23:19 GMT

I typically place the few people I use in a view statically perpendicular to the camera. If they are off by 15 degrees or so, it's no big deal. I have never done this: http://revitcat.blogspot.com/2013/08/mona-lisas-eyes-follow-revit-camera.html but, it would be the way to go.