Accurender examples

[jwilhelm]

here is an interesting link to some examples of architecture rendered with accurender (running inside flamingo) the same renderer thats in REVIT

http://www.flamingo3d.com/gallery/arch/index.htm

[beegee]

Flamingo rendering for Rhino and Accurender 3.1 are basically the same rendering products, but are much more fully featured than Accurender in Revit, which is essentially a light version.

Accurender 3.1 is capable of doing some excellent renderings as shown in your link.

Here's a "typical" AR3 interior rendering from their ng.

http://www.zoogdesign.com/forums/phpBB2/download.php?id=1933

[beegee]

Just been reading about Accurender 4.0, now available in Beta.

It has some yummy features that would be great to see migrating into Revit’s version.

Drag and drop materials and objects

Content browser with drag-and-drop support from libraries to:
 Assign materials to layers, colors, and objects
 Add bitmaps to materials
 Insert lights, RPC objects, plants, clipping planes, and objects

Windows Explorer integration

In Windows Explorer you can:
 Access materials and objects
 Double-click materials to edit them
 Organize AccuRender folders

Globally reflected environment

Specify an environment that only reflects in objects, but is separate from the visible background. Use a separate environment to make metals and glass look better without having to change the background you see. Reflected environment settings are available through the Environment Manager.

Create materials directly from bitmaps

 In Windows Explorer, right-click bitmaps and choose Create AccuRender Material.
 Drag bitmaps over the AccuRender libraries to create materials.
 Use multiple bitmaps for batch conversion.

Global illumination light dome with HDRI support

The light dome object creates a complete environment of lights to implement a new global illumination scheme. HDRI images can be used as light sources.

Support for Piranesi EPix

Save images in the EPIX format for the Piranesi paint program.

Photometric and non-photometric raytracer

AccuRender 4 lets you specify either photometric or non-photometric rendering method.
Photometric
Since it captures subtle differences in light and can render realistic scenes over a broad range of lighting conditions, photometric render mode works well for interior and exterior architectural scenes. Lights are calculated using real-world units such as watts, and exposure adjustment of the image is possible.
Non-photometric
For studio light scenes like product shots, automobiles, or booth structures with a smaller range of lighting or unrealistic effects, non-photometric raytracing mode tends to work well.

Sun and parallel light soft shadows

Both the sun and parallel lights sources can cast soft shadows. Set the amount of shadow through the properties of each light.
Softness controls the angle of the shadows, Jitter controls the amount of noise to blur out the shadows, and Samples controls how many rays are cast to sample the shadow

Improved soft shadows, blurry transparency, and blurry reflection

Increased samples and jitter give better control and quality.

Foliage density per plant

Specify foliage density by plant to increase rendering efficiency. Reduce the foliage on plants that are in the distance or are grouped with others.

Save photometric images

Save photometric images to file. Edit the file later to apply brightness, shadow darkness, contrast and depth of field without re-rendering.

RPC 3 Support.


And more…..

[Bill McLees]

Accurender is cheaper and much easier to learn than Viz. However, it was written for Autocad and not for Revit. Of course, Autodesk has little interest in helping McNeel make money.