New RenderWorks Features

The following table contains a list of new and improved features for this release, and indicates the section where the functionality is documented.

Feature	Purpose	Location
Improved dialog box functionality	The Set Image Size and Create Transparent Color Mask dialog boxes are now easier to use	Setting the Texture Size by Image and Mask Transparency
OpenGL Backgrounds	The OpenGL render mode now supports one color, two color, and image backgrounds	Applying RenderWorks Backgrounds
Improved Custom RenderWorks and Custom Radiosity Options	Sliders have been added, and parameters have been added and rearranged, to improve the Custom RenderWorks Options and Custom Radiosity Options dialog boxes	Custom RenderWorks Options, and Setting Custom Radiosity Options
Final gather rendering	This new feature produces better indirect lighting, for more efficient, higher-quality rendering. Final gather rendering can be used with Custom RenderWorks, and is effective for models that are too complex to render with radiosity. It can also be combined with radiosity to clean up as well as increase the speed of rendering. It can also increase speed and quality when rendering with an HDRI background.	Custom RenderWorks Options, Radiosity Workflow, Setting Custom Radiosity Options, and Creating HDRI Backgrounds
Render Bitmap tool options	Rendering mode options can be set from the tool preferences	Rendering a Selected Area
New Visualization palette	A new palette accesses lights and cameras in both design layers and sheet layer viewports. Lights and cameras can easily be selected, modified, created, duplicated, and deleted. Selected sheet layer viewports can have lighting overrides for enhanced presentation.	Managing Lights and Cameras
New Forbo® flooring textures	Libraries include a variety of Forbo flooring textures from the Artoleum product line	Object Libraries
New arcitex® wood textures	Libraries include a variety of arcitex wood textures	Object Libraries
New shaders	A new paving color shader, as well as new bump shaders that are the equivalent of most color shaders, are now available. A new “From Color” bump shader sets bump parameters based on the current color shader.	Shader Types