Creating and Mapping Textures

RenderWorks Commands and Tools

When RenderWorks is installed, additional rendering commands, light source parameters, options, and two tools are present in the workspace. The Rendering commands, tools and options are integrated throughout the program in the following locations:

Item	Description
Render Bitmap tool	Renders a selected area with a specified rendering mode, creating a bitmap object
RenderWorks Camera tool	Creates a camera view based on specific parameters
Attribute Mapping tool	Adds the ability to move, rotate, and resize a texture on a 3D object surface
Object Info palette	Maps textures onto object surfaces using the options on the Render tab
Visualization palette	Accesses lights and cameras for quick editing, selection, and management
Resource Browser	Creates new textures and background resources, imports resources, and edits textures and backgrounds; drag a texture to an object to apply it
Rendering modes	Fast RenderWorks, Fast RenderWorks with Shadows, Fast Radiosity, Final Quality RenderWorks, Final Quality Radiosity, Custom RenderWorks, Custom Radiosity, and Artistic RenderWorks
Batch Rendering	Sets up batch rendering options and executes batch rendering
Additional light sources and parameters	Adds area lights, line lights, and custom lights, and adds accurate lighting parameters to point, directional and spot lights
Edit Class(es) dialog box	Specifies texture information for classes
Edit Layers dialog box	Specifies background resource to apply to a layer
Purge Unused Objects command	Purges unused textures from a drawing file
Create Image Prop command	Creates image props from image files
Convert to Area Light command	Creates an area light
Convert to Line Light command	Creates a linear light
Export EPix/Piranesi	Creates an EPix (epx) file
Export High Dynamic Range Image (HDRI)	Creates an Open EXR or HDR file
Export QT VR Object	Creates a QuickTime Virtual Reality Object file
Export QT VR Panorama	Creates a QuickTime Virtual Reality Panorama file