Smart Review's Photo-Realism module provides features for creating realistic, high-quality images. Such images are important to communicate and promote a clear understanding of a project. For example, EPCs might use in-depth visualizations to sell a final design to an owner-operator, or an owner-operator might use visualization to study light placement in maintenance areas of a plant.
Smart Review uses complex raytracing algorithms to build these images. After you assign materials to objects and place lights in the model, open the Photo-Realism Renderer window to raytrace the entire model or selected objects to transform the model into photograph quality art.
The basic workflow to set up and render your model involves:
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Defining the raytracing operations performed by the Renderer window by setting options in the View > Photo-Realism > Settings. These settings allow you to add background images, control the speed of the raytracing, and define the area to be rendered.
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Adding lighting using commands in the View > Photo-Realism shortcut menu, such as View > Photo-Realism > Global Lighting Settings.
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Creating and assigning materials using commands in the Tools > Materials menu for model objects to match the look of real-world objects.
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Using View > Photo-Realism > Renderer to load object data, perform the raytrace, and then render the objects in a separate Photo-Realism Renderer window. You can control the Renderer window performance and display using commands provided in the Renderer toolbar.
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