Saving the scene as an image
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Command |
Path |
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Render Still |
Render |
Vision allows you to create still images of the Scene window displaying the current lighting status. When the Scene window displays four viewports, the bottom right viewport is used to create the image. Still images are saved in .jpg format. Specify the image render settings, and optionally save them as a set.
To save the Scene window as a still image:
Properly configure the scene and create the desired lighting look.
Select the command.
The Render Still dialog box opens.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Settings |
Select a set of image render settings, or select <Active Settings> |
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Customize |
Opens the Vision Preferences dialog box to specify and save the image render settings |
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Resolution |
Select the image resolution in pixels, or select Custom Print Size |
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Print Size |
For printing purposes, displays the custom width and height in inches and the dpi |
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Output Filename |
Displays the image file name and location |
Select a set of image render settings from the Settings list, or select <Active Settings> to use the settings currently specified in the Vision Preferences dialog box.
Click Customize to specify the image render settings.
The Vision Preferences dialog box opens; only the Graphics tab is available. The top portion of the dialog box offers options for saving and managing the render settings. The Graphics tab displays the rendering parameters. Set the parameters as desired.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Graphics |
Many of the same parameters display when setting the Vision application preferences; see Basic: Graphics tab or Advanced: Graphics tab for parameter descriptions |
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Render Buffer Size |
To help achieve the desired resolution, select a size that is smaller than the Resolution in the Render Still dialog box. Smaller sizes increase the render time but also make it possible to render high-resolution images. |
Do one of the following:
To save the current settings as a set, click Save. See Using saved sets for more information.
To use the currently specified settings without saving them as a set, click OK.
From the Render Still dialog box, select the image Resolution. If the image will be printed, set the dpi.
For finer control of the print size, set the Resolution to Custom Print Size and specify the Print Size dimensions.
Click the button next to the Output Filename field, and set a name and location for the image file.
Click Render to save the image.
If invalid data is entered, the Render button is disabled.
