Quick Tip – Adding on-screen realism to models

By Nick Harris 

As an alternative to creating a fully rendered image from either the Inventor Studio tools or an external application such as 3ds Max, here are a few tips in creating a little more realism to your on-screen model.  This example image depicts a cast component with machined finished faces. 

General setup tips:

• Set a suitable base material for the model.

• Secondly, select individual faces (use Cntrl-pick for multiples), then right click to change appearances of the face properties. 

• Set required shadows and reflections.

• If you wish to export an image format file (jpg, png etc.) select the required file format via `Save Copy As’ and select resolution settings via the Option button.