{"id":51301,"date":"2022-12-29T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=51301"},"modified":"2022-12-27T17:13:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T22:13:15","slug":"tips-and-tricks-for-creating-realistic-renders-in-3dexperience-solidworks-visualize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2022\/12\/tips-and-tricks-for-creating-realistic-renders-in-3dexperience-solidworks-visualize.html","title":{"rendered":"Tips and Tricks for Creating Realistic Renders in 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Visualize"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone can simply import a 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS part or assembly model into 3D<\/strong>EXPERINCE SOLIDWORKS Visualize and hit render. Will the results look great, possibly? To improve your chances of success, here\u2019s a few tips and tricks that will help guide you to creating realistic renders in 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Visualize.<\/p>\n

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  1. Appearances and Textures<\/strong> \u2013 both appearances and textures play a crucial role in making your model look interesting and feel more realistic. If you look closely at any object in the real world, every object has a texture finish to it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Example: glass table, you will often see imperfections such as scratches and dust.<\/p>\n

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    If you look at your keyboard or computer mouse, it will more than likely have a plastic rough-textured finish to it.<\/p>\n

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    Try using the stock appearances library content that comes with SOLDIDWORKS Visualize as a starting point. SOLIDWORKS Visualize offers hundreds of stock appearances to select from.<\/p>\n

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    Then, in the Palette > Appearances tab, select the applied appearance and add a bump or displacement map texture to bring your design to life.<\/p>\n

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    Once you get a hang of editing and creating SOLIDWORKS Visualize appearances, take it the next level with Physically Based Rendering (PBR) materials. Read more about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    1. \u00a0Rounded Edges<\/strong> \u2013 sharp edges on any model is a dead giveaway for unrealistic render.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Often times it is recommend to add a bevel to all sharp edges in 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS before importing into 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Visualize. However, to save time 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Visualize has a feature called \u201cCorner Radius,\u201d to help round the unwanted sharp edges for more realism.<\/p>\n

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      1. Camera Composition<\/strong> \u2013 Choosing the right camera composition is key to making a successful photorealistic render.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Visualize provides several camera features that will help you determine the best composition to capture the viewer\u2019s visual attention.<\/p>\n

        The Cameras \u201cRules of Thirds Overlay,\u201d is a great starting point to help place your camera and model in interesting ways. Symmetry is a key balance to naturally appealing to the viewer\u2019s eye. Sometimes having the same amount of negative space on each side of a model can help.<\/p>\n

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        Match Camera is a fantastic feature for matching the cameras perspective with a backplate image. The Match Camera tool can be activated by selecting the camera in the Palette > Cameras tab, then under the General sub tab, then select \u201cMatch Camera.\u201d<\/p>\n

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        Depth of Field and Motion Blur are other key features to 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Visualize cameras that will help add realism to your image and tell deeper story.<\/p>\n

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        1. Lighting the Scene<\/strong> \u2013 properly illuminating the scene significally brings out various details of the model with realistic reflections, refractions and soft shadows.\u00a0 Without proper lighting your rendering will look unappealing and boring.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          SOLIDWORKS Visualize offers different ways of lighting your scene. High Dynamic Range (HDR) environments, physical lights (Area, Directional, Spot and IES Profiles) and Emissive Appearances.<\/p>\n

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          Best of all, SOLIDWORKS Visualize library content offers a variety of lighting content to select from.<\/p>\n

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          I hope these tips and tricks help guide you to creating realistic renders in 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Visualize. You can also catch my session on Deep Dive into SOLIDWORKS Visualize Latest Features at the upcoming 3D<\/strong>EXPEREINCE World 2023 taking place in Nashville, Tennessee February 12-15, 2023. You can now register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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          Learn a few tips and tricks that will help guide you to creating realistic renders in 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Visualize.<\/p>\n... Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":646,"featured_media":51291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2933,563,826,2790,18,2120],"tags":[4023,4028,4026,3495,399,4027,4022,122,4024],"class_list":["post-51301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3dexperience","category-cloud-computing","category-dassault-systmes","category-extended-reality","category-solidworks","category-solidworks-visualize","tag-3dexperience-solidworks-visualize","tag-emissive-appearances","tag-high-dynamic-range-hdr-environments","tag-lighting","tag-materials","tag-physical-lights","tag-physically-based-rendering","tag-rendering","tag-renders"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51301"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51311,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51301\/revisions\/51311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}