3D Architectural Rendering Design and Creative Illustration Examples

Author: Huang Dilong
Publisher: Pudong Electronic Publishing House
Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: 3D Studio VIZ R3i, AutoCAD 2000, and Lightscape 3.2 are widely popular in China. This tutorial explains the entire process of creatively rendering architectural visualizations using these three software tools through practical examples. It covers topics such as: drawing setup; 3D solid modeling; creating lights and cameras; rendering visualizations; and multimedia architectural animation production. The book is rich in content, featuring various practical examples, including interior and exterior architectural graphic files of flat-roofed houses, gabled houses, round houses, villas, etc.; as well as animation frames, AVI digital audio-visual files, VCD multimedia audio-visual files, and voice-over files. It is divided into 10 chapters, with a total of 512 illustrations. The text is meticulously and simply explained from start to finish, allowing readers to easily understand the combined strengths and powerful capabilities of the three major software tools—3D Studio VIZ R3i, AutoCAD 2000, and Lightscape 3.2. Additionally, it includes simple operation methods for creating AVI multimedia animation files in Ulead Media Studio 6.0 software and settings for converting them into VCD audio-visual files.