Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
If you don't want to create a named view first, enter the BACKGROUND com-
mand at the command line to display the Background dialog box.
Figure 23-8:
Here comes the sun.
Rendering a 3D Model
After you add lights, apply materials, and define a background for your 3D model, you're
ready to press the magic button! Clicking Render tells AutoCAD to round up all the ma-
terials and apply them to the objects and faces to which they're assigned. After materi-
als are assigned, the background is applied to the current viewport, and then finally
AutoCAD calculates light and shadows based on all those property settings you made
earlier in the chapter.
By default, rendering is performed in the Render Window (see Figure 23-9). To
start rendering your virtual fat into digital lard (and how's that for a grisly image?), click
