Set up rendering job

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Set up rendering job - Exercise

In this lesson, you will develop a rendering by setting cameras, setting lighting, and saving an image.

Learning objectives

  • Switch to the Inventor Studio Environment.
  • Create a camera for Rendering.
  • Modify Rendering settings.
  • Generate a rendered image.

 

The completed exercise
The completed exercise

  1. Open Gear housing - Render.ipt file.

    Gear housing file

  2. On the Environment tab, select the Inventor Studio to switch to the environment.

    Inventor Studio icon

    The Camera tool can be used to define the target and position of a camera.

  3. Set a view for the rendering and in the browser right-click on the Camera icon and select Create Camera from View on the context menu.

    Rendering the image

  4. Start the Render Image tool and set the Camera to your saved camera.
  5. Set the Lighting Style to Photo Booth.
  6. Click Render to begin.

    Rendering the image

  7. Use Local Lights to create a point light.
  8. Set the Intensity to be 77 and set the color to be Orange.

    Setting the color

  9. Start a rendering using the additional lighting.
  10. Click the Save icon on the Render Output dialog and save the image.

    Save the image