Creating Renderings
Rendering is the process of converting the geometry, materials, and lighting settings into pixels. Rendering can be a time-consuming process because it typically requires a lot of computation to perform. There are no rendering options on AutoCAD for Mac (just the RENDER command), and the resulting rendering quality isn't as realistic as that available in AutoCAD for Windows, where you have many advanced options. In the following steps, you will use AutoCAD 2012's advanced render settings for Windows to progressively create more realistic renderings.
- If the file is not already open, go to the book's web page, browse to Chapter 18, get the file Ch18-D.dwg, and open it. Switch to the 3D Modeling workspace if it's not selected ...
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