Rendering and Materials - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 926

2. Click the Advanced Render Settings button on the right end of the
Render panel's title bar.
3. In the Advanced Render Settings palette that appears, scroll down to
the Shadows drop-down list, and make sure Mode is set to Simple and
Shadow Map is set to On (see Figure 17.17).
4. Close the Advanced Render Settings palette.
FiGuRE 17.17 The Shadows settings in the Advanced Render Settings palette
the First Render
A rendering is the visual result of the program calculating the effects of the lights
and materials on the surfaces in the drawing. Let's make a preliminary render now.
Later, you'll add materials and a background and then render the drawing again.
1. Click the Render button on the Render panel.
The Render window opens and after a few moments, the rendering
fills in the graphic area (see Figure 17.18). As you can see, the right
side of the cabin is unlit and in total darkness.
2. Click the Point button in the Lights panel (it may be hidden under
another light button), and then click to place the light on the ground
about 20 ′ (6100 mm) northeast of the front deck.