When your renderings are competed, view the renderings by selecting Render Gallery in the View ribbon from Revit.

When you have completed your selections, select Start Rendering.

Set the image size to set the resolution of the rendering.

In the Legend tab set Units (Foot-candles or Lux), Scale Range, and Scale Increment. See Sky Model and Irradiance Value for more information Use the Sky Model tab to select the sky model that best suits your needs and enter irradiance values appropriate to your location. Learn how to set the location for your project on the Specifying the Project Location page.ĭefine the date and time to be used in the rendering or use date from view option.

Work through Location/Date, Sky Model, and Legend Settings tabs to set the simulation settings for the rendering:.

Select a 3D View for the illuminance rendering.

You will be prompted with render in cloud window.

From the View ribbon in Revit select Render in Cloud.

Download a sample chapter and the table of content by using the link below. Our brand new DESIGN package has just been released! It will help you create beautiful views and renderings using Revit. Autodesk cloud rendering service is another decent option if you are time limited. Some of the other tools discussed above are great, but they require more time to properly set up the textures and camera settings. The results of this test are quite conclusive: Enscape is the best tool to create a great rendering when time is limited. Like with Lumion, you need to spend more time to adjust the camera settings and textures to get a realistic look.Ĭost: 3040$ - perpetual license + 2 years of updates The default rendering test produce some interesting textures, but the shadows and reflections are a little lacking.

Lumion might have a slight edge, but Twinmotion remains an interesting choice. They both require a similar amount of time to create a good rendering. They both have a great library of objects, people and trees.

They have a similar slick, video-game like user interface. Twinmotion is the spiritual brother to Lumion.

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