Design & Tech CAD
3D rendering in ProEngineer
Although Creo cannot produce very high quality render outputs, there are some distinct advantages to using it for 'quick and dirty' renders:
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full associativity to the model
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avoidance of data translation issues
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render setups can be saved in the model and be saved to use on other models
By default, rendered images in Creo [.prt or .asm] will use the module ARX (Advanced Render Extension). You will see this referred to as Photolux in the ProE environment and is based on the Mental Ray render engine.
Render Toolbar
All the functions needed to set a scene and to render it can be accessed from the Render Control menu bar.
If it's not showing, RMB on any active icon in the top toolbar and display the Render toolbar
To create a scene, you need to consider these sections:
Keeping it simple and experimentation are the keywords for rendered output from Creo.