Best Renderer Software

[AhmedHamdy]

Hello Folks .. i'd like to know whats the best Renderer Software i can use to get best Shots.. i have heard About those :-

- Lumion
im using it at the moment but it give a good Quality Compared to time but i dont like its Render .. it still not Good Enough for me Especially for Glass

- Artlantis
- Maxwell
- VRAY ( For Sketch Up Or Max )

Got Another questions to ask :-
- if ill use VRAY Which VRAY ill use Sketch up One Or VRAY For 3D Max?
- How do i convert my Revit Project to Sketchup & to 3D Max Without Losing the objects or even Materials ?

Thx in Advance

[damon.sidel]

This questions gets asked a lot. Search for renderer on the forums and you'll find a lot of questions. The answer depends on a lot of factors, but I'll stick my neck out and give one answer: for the most robust solution, I'd go with V-Ray for 3ds Max. If you are using Revit 2014 and 3ds Max 2014, you can link your Revit model directly and maintain your material assignments. The people who really know how to render at my firm do it this way.

If you are looking to render directly in Revit, you might try OctaneRender. They have a Beta Add-In for Revit that when I tested it (on a small project) did quite well.

[dhurtubise]

Just wanted to add a quick comment about vray. Our latest test (2014,2015) shows that Mental Ray (MR) is as fast as Vray in most situation. So if you already have a Max Design through your suite you might not have to invest in Vray

[reetie787807]

Some of the best renderer software applications include

i. Blender - A Free & Open 3D Creation Software
ii. Keyshot - One of the Best 3D Rendering Software also used for BIM (Building Information Modeling) projects
iii. 3ds Max - A competent 3D modeling, animation & rendering software, often used for 3D BIM Visualization of Construction Projects
iv. Modo - A creative 3D modeling, texturing & rendering tool used for various building projects
v. Maya - A computer animation software including new animation, rendering, effects, modeling & rigging advancements
vi. Lumion - 3D rendering software made especially for architects
vii. Toolbag - A full-featured 3D real-time rendering & animation suite, providing a powerful and efficient workflow for all stages of production
viii. Maxwell - A photorealistic renderer for top-notch CGI - more faster with Cloud Rendering GPU and numerous 3D integrations

[david_peterson]

Define "Best" would be my question.
Are you looking for Photorealistic? Ease of Use? Speed? Cost?
There's a ton of options out there and the first question to ask is what are you trying to get out of it.