Render Display Window

The rendering is displayed in the Render Display Window. This window includes an interface that can be used to make changes to materials, view, lighting, and more.

IRender display window

IRender Window.jpg

Your rendering appears in a separate Window. Model and setting changes are performed in SketchUp. However, some image functions are performed by the toolbar at the top of the rendering window:

  • AboutIRender.jpg About IRender nXt - Display this dialog
  • Help36.png Statistics - show model and rendering statistics
  • AdjustmentsFilters.png Adjustments and Filters - This dialog has Adjustments: Brightness and Contrast among others, and Filters: Sharpen, Smooth, and others.
    More about Adjustments and Filters
  • AdjBright.png Brightness - Use this control to adjust the overall image brightness.
  • Save.PNG Save Image - save the current rendering image to file on the disk. See File Formats below.
  • Zoomall36.png Zoom All - make the image fit in the window area.
  • Zoom1.PNG One-to-One - display the image at is actual size
  • ModView.png Change View - Modify the current view, requires a rendering restart
  • Setup36.png Setup - Setup page size - and re-render
  • EdMat.png Edit Materials - Make changes to materials
  • ImgLayers.png Image Layers - Manage Foregrounds and Backgrounds
  • GetBalance.png Light Balancer - Balance Lighting using light channels
  • SpecialEffects.png Effects - Add Haze, set Depth Blur, and add Glare to the completed rendering

File Formats

The Save Rendering button allows you to save your rendering to several different image formats. You can save to most formats while a rendering is in progress.

  • .JPG and .PNG - these save your rendering as a high quality image.
  • The Alpha channel versions of the file formats are meant to be used for high-quality composting. Backgrounds will appear black when the rendering is saved with Alpha channel.
  • The .hdr and .exr formats store luminance data directly in a High Dynamic Range format. Non-luminance backgrounds, such as normal photographs, will appear black when saved in one of these formats.
  • The .nXtImage format is the native image format of the nXt renderers. It is the recommended format for storing your renderings, since it preserves the most information about your rendering. Images stored in this format can be manipulated in the nXt Image Editor and special FX can be added. From this editor, you can save to many popular standard formats, including all of the formats supported in nXt. You can also save to Piranesi (.epx) file format. See: NXt Image Editor }

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