James Connolly Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 hi all, i am just finishing off my first 3D CAD drawing for this 10 week course at college and i thought to my self when i finished the drawing 'this image is lacking the realism' so i searched in Google how to make it more realistic, some one said rendering. So i rendered my drawing , added all materials etc. and then pressed the render button and i was amazed by the result how it can add all those shadows, However i think the shadows look a bit to dark and over powering Is there any way to make the shadows dimmer when rendering so i can see all of the car not just the front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 What is the lighting source? Is this supposed to be outdoors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Connolly Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 supposed to be outdoors create light Full shadows on Date of lighting:14/07/2014 time of lighting:16:56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 You could experiment with such things as Sky Effect, Sun Properties or the use of a WebLight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrm Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 First I would apply real materials to the geometry (don't depend on the layer color). The easiest thing to do to lighten up the dark shadows is to add other lights from different directions. You will need to experiment with intensity. Since you are doing an outdoor image you probably have the Sun light turned on. Make sure none of the other lights cast shadows (or your viewers will think they are on a planet with multiple suns). Using Help search "Global illumination" and you can read about GI, final gatherer, and radiosity. This gets pretty heavy pretty quickly so I suggest the multi-light approach for the newbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Also, turn PERSPECTIVE on. And use Soft Shadows, this will create a falloff fading effect that shadows naturally have, instead of the hard straight edges that you currently see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Connolly Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Thanks guys, just had a play around and works much better . However it won't let me turn the sky on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Right-click the Navigation Cube, and select Perspective. This will activate the Sky tool. Sky Background and Illumination is the one you want to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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