Get the most out of Archicad’s in-built rendering engine in this short online course!
Whether your preference is artistic or 100% photo-realistic, rendering is a key tool in communicating your design ideas to clients as well as project teams. Archicad provides high-end image quality fully integrated with-in an efficient BIM workflow.
In this course, you will learn how to best leverage Cineware, MAXON’s world-class CINEMA 4D rendering engine. This online training course is for intermediate users that have the basics down and have worked in Archicad before, or for veteran Archicad users who are looking to enhance their skills.
Topics
Creating a view
- Setting up your view for rendering
- Explore Model
Surfaces
- Overview of settings
- Understanding rendering engines
- Tips for creating new surfaces
Lighting
- Sun
- Correct location and time of day
- Interiors
- Lamps vs general light sources
Rendering Settings
- Automate with out the box settings
- Basic (focus of the session) vs Detailed Settings (for another course and deeper dive)
- Sketch rendering (relate it to creative documents)
- Physical vs Standard Renderer
- Fast (Physical) and Medium (Physical) standard settings
- Use the Marquee tool
- Size and Resolution
- Export and save views
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, attendees will understand:
- Optimize the Building Information Model for rendering
- Effectively illuminate a rendering scene using the environment and light sources
- Understand the basics of what’s needed for interior and exterior renders
- Utilize the rendering settings to harness the real power of the Physical Engine)
Pre Requisites
Attendees should have intermediate Archicad skills.
Other Information
- You must enter your AIA Membership number here in order to have the LUs correctly assigned to your AIA account
- You will have 6 months’ access to course content and materials
- You will have 6 months’ access to course content and materials
- SSA Membership Discount: SSA Members use Coupon Code SSAPROMO to receive 20% off at Checkout
- Refunds: Please see our FAQs page.
Before you begin, we recommend downloading the course file/s below:
Simply double click on the downloaded ZIP folder to open the contents.
