Table of Contents - IRender

Getting Started

IRender nXt

• Downloads and Installation
• About IRender
• Getting Started
• Customize Toolbar
• Rendering Tips

nXtRender

• NXtRender
• NXtRender Setup Options
• NXtRender Features

Video Tutorials

• How to choose a renderer
• First Exterior Rendering
• Simple Rendering of an Object
• IRender nXt Features
• Advanced IRender nXt Features
• Interior Lighting Basics
• Lighting Channels
• Rendering with Edge Lines
• Reflection Settings
• Glass Transparency

nXtRender

• Getting Started with nXtRender

Other Video Tutorials

• Video Tutorials

Other Tutorials

• Basic Concepts
• Getting Started
• Lights
• Reflection and Glow
• Rendering an existing model
• Using RPC Content
• IRender nXt Tutorial - Animation
• IRender nXt Tutorial - Materials
• IRender nXt Tutorial - Plants
• IRender - Batch Mode with Task Scheduler
• IRender nXt Tutorial - Photoshop

Setup Options

• Lighting Presets
• Rendering Setup
• Lighting Setup
• HDRI Sky Setup
• Background Setup

• Special Setup
• Image Setup
• More Setup
• nXT Setup

Rendering

• Start Rendering
• Resume_Rendering
• Rendering Complete

• Rendering Overview
• Batch Rendering

• Brightness Slider
• Tone Operator

Materials

Material Editing

• Create Material
• Edit Material
• Select Material
• Place Material
• Material Wizard
• Advanced Material Editor
• Material Placement
• Glow
• Convert Material

Textures

• Solid Materials
• Arroway Textures
• Water Materials
• Texture Mapping
• Texture Resolution

Bump Maps

• Automatic Bump Maps
• Auto Bump
• Standard Bump Maps
• Procedural Bump Maps
• Bump Maps - Additional Information

Transparency

• Transparency
• Translucency
• Transparent Settings
• Refraction
• Stained Glass
• Daylight Portal
• Thin - Thick Glass

Reflection

• Material Settings - Reflection
• Reflection
• Reflection Reference
• Reflection Guidelines
• Fresnel Reflection
• Glossy Reflection
• Metallic Reflection
• Specular Reflection
• Window Reflections

Lighting

General Lighting

• Lighting Defaults
• Lighting Channels
• Ambient Light
• Highlighting
• Intensity Override
• Soft Shadows
• Camera Light
• Cove Lighting
• Light Setup

Sun and sky

• Sun
• Sun Settings
• Shadows
• IRender Soft Shadows
• Daylight Portal
• HDRI Skies
• Additional HDRI Skies
• High Dynamic Lighting

Artificial Lights

• Create Lamp
• Create Light Fixture
• Aim Lamp
• Edit Lamp
• Indirect Light
• Glow
• Self Glow
• Lumens vs Watts
• Beam and Field Angles
• Visible Light Paths
• Neon Lights
• Beam and Field Angles

Entourage

Plants

• IRender nXt Plants
• Create Plant
• RpTreeMaker

• Tree Maker
• IRender nXt Plants
• Ground Cover

RPC

• RPC Objects
• Installing RPC - ArchVision Content Manager
• ArchVision

Tools

Toolbar

• Create Lamp
• Create Mirror
• Sample Models
• Tone Operator
• Additional Functions

Other Tools

• Auto Image
• Section Planes
• Saving Defaults
• Render Selection
• Image Functions
• IRender - Batch Mode - Tutorial

Advanced Techniques

• Background Image
• Foreground Images
• Edge Highlighting
• Ground Plane
• Antialiasing
• IRender Alpha Images
• White Walls
• NXt Image Editor
• Clay Rendering
• Depth of Field
• Real Time Haze
• Fog
• Realistic Human Figures
• No Light Source Reflections

Animation and Panoramic Views

• Animation - Tutorial
• Panoramic Views

Object Properties

• Caustic Illumination
• Invisible

Appendix

• SketchUp Versions
• IRender Beta Test Version
• Photorealistic
• IRender Ready Content

• Error Messages
• FAQ
• Authorization

• Support Dialog
• IRender Feature Comparison

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