Adding 3D plants from RenderMall
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Tool |
Tool set |
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RenderMall Plant
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Visualization |
Many designs have a need for plants that render quickly and appear more realistic than image prop objects. High-quality 3D plants from RenderMall (makers of 3D content for rendering packages) are available. These plants look authentic in all views and cast realistic shadows, without adding excessively to rendering times or file size. More plants can be purchased to add to the library of 3D plants.
To place a RenderMall plant:
Click the tool.
Click RenderMall Plant on the Tool bar to select the plant to insert.
Click to insert the selected plant into the drawing.
When applicable, the low resolution, summer version of the plant is inserted by default. The plant includes a 3D locus so it can be easily moved; in addition, the plant can be sent to the surface of a site model (see Sending objects to the surface). In Top/Plan view, a 2D version of the plant displays.
The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette. The options available depend on the selected plant type.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Name |
Select the plant species from the list of included or purchased plants, or click More Plants to purchase additional plants |
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Height |
Select the plant height from the list of available heights for the selected plant |
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Resolution |
Certain plants include both a low- and high-resolution version. Selecting a high resolution provides the best appearance, but takes longer to render. |
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Season |
Select the season for the plant to display |
More plants are available for purchase in Vectorworks file format from RenderMall. Select More Plants from the RenderMall Plant list. Purchased plants must be placed in the default content library folder named RenderMall Plant (see Concept: Resource libraries).
