Advanced Renderworks Lighting

Default lighting is added by the Vectorworks program for the basic visibility of rendered objects. For a more realistic rendering, one or more light sources can be added to the drawing. The addition of a light source automatically hides the default lighting scheme, so that the scene is not overly bright.

The brightness and color of objects in shadow are affected by the layer’s ambient light setting.

The Vectorworks Fundamentals product provides three light types: directional, point, and spot. With the Renderworks product, additional parameters are provided for these light types, and additional light source types are included.

Renderworks product rendering modes must be used for the Renderworks lighting options.

For information on the lighting types and parameters in the Vectorworks Fundamentals product, see Adding Light.

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Inserting an Area or Linear Light

Inserting a Custom Light

Light Source Properties

Rendering with Renderworks

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