Revit rendering

[danielchibueze313]

Can a building look real in revit without using another rendering software.

[syman2000 · Accepted solution]

It depends what you want to achieve. If you only want quick view, shaded works fine. For money shot, there are tons of software out there that can help you with your looks. If you want money shot achieved in Revit, then you have to spend a lot of time trying to get everything perfect and it isn't feasible. This is why most companies would rather get real time rendering or hire visualization artist.

[davinatkins]

Yes, this is totally doable - for a given level of realism. The render environment in Revit is pretty darn good. The materials that you can select or create are not as flexible or powerful as 3DS Max (which is just jaw droppingly powerful) but I've never been disappointed with a Revit render when I use good materials and good lighting.

When placing lighting, you want to make sure the light setting are correct. The default light output is almost never correct. (I forget the defaults, but pretend you placed a florescent light that should have a lumen output of 1200. By default it may only output 400 - which would look terrible, or at least wrong).

I honestly only use 3DS Max for architectural rendering when it has a complex and varied landscaping plan. 3DS has some nice planting materials that Revit can't really touch. But if the site isn't highly designed, or I'm doing interior shots, i think Revit renders are quite nice.

If you prefer, Revit renders Toy Story 2 or 3. 3DS renders Toy Story 4.

[danielchibueze313]

Thanks