Architectural_Design_with_SketchUp

Architectural Design with SketchUp
Figure 5.16: Room in Kerkythea after importing
Right of the model view is a material browser as well as a preview image of the rendered
view. To view and apply materials, click on “Library Selection” and select one of the
installed libraries. A double-click on a material applies it to the current selection.
Above the model view is a menu as well as a toolbar. On the
toolbar you can find tools to change the view as well as start or stop a
rendering. The menu offers many more tools, of which possibly the most
important ones are under the Settings menu—you can control scene and
light parameters as well as organize your material libraries there.
To be able to evaluate materials in Kerkythea’s model view, press the
“V” key to switch from wireframe to solid (or textured) view mode. This
makes it easier to understand what is contained in your view.
Before we make any modifications to Kerkythea’s settings, let’s just
start a test rendering. Select the Render k Start menu item or click on the
round green runner icon in the top toolbar to do this. A dialog with various
settings should open (the “Camera and Settings” dialog).
In this dialog, select the proper camera view that you want to render
(choose “## Current View ##” for the perspective shown in the viewer).
Also, set all other options to the ones in the preceding image.
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It is usually a good idea to test a new rendering setup with low-quality and small image
size settings. The higher the quality and the number of pixels in an image, the longer a
rendering takes. Increase those settings only after an initial “draft” rendering gives you
adequate results.
To determine final pixel dimensions, multiply the size at which you want to print the rendering
(e.g., 5 × 7 inches) by the desired resolution (e.g., 300 dots per inch). This gives a
minimum resolution of 1500 × 2100 pixels.
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