Rendering Richard Help

How do I change the surface style of the Richard's House Model ?

  1. Open the file "Richard's House" in Form Z (found in page "Resources")
  2. Go to the menu and select "Options"
  3. Select "Surface Styles"
  4. Click on "Load Surface Styles"
  5. Find the file named "materials_realistic"
  6. A dialogue box will appear. Select "apply to all" then select "use new surface style"
  7. Click OK.
  8. You will now find that the building has changed in appearance when rendered.
  9. Repeat this process for "materials_heavy" and "materials transparent"

How do I change the surface styles?

Double click on the surface style to invoke the surface editor

Which view tools do I use?

Use the "set view" tool and the "zoom tool" to adjust the viewing angle.

If you are feeling more adventurous, try experimenting with the "Cone Of Vision"

Pressing Ctrl+E will bring this editor up on your screen.

Or, go to the menu bar and select "View" and select "Edit Cone Of Vision"