Render Properties Window

Use

You can use the Renderer Properties window to modify default settings for the selected raster renderer. These include output size, the type of raster renderer, and general rendering settings. It includes tabs that are specific to the selected renderer, and is opened using the Render menu, Rendering toolbar, or the Raster Illustration tool.

Features

The functions provided by the different parts of the Render Properties window are the following:

Output Tab Page

This tab page is common to all renderer types and is used to establish the renderer output settings.

Fields and Checkboxes	Functional Description
Preset	Used to select a preset paper size for the rendered scene
Output Size	Used to select the resolution and output size to use when rendering the scene
Width	Determines the width and unit of measure of the rendered scene
Height	Determines the height and unit of measure of the rendered scene
Resolution	Used to determine the resolution of the image or how many pixels are defined in the boundary of a square inch, when rendering
Orientation	Used to select an orientation when rendering (portrait or landscape)
Margins (Millimeters)	Controls the margin settings
Render with Alpha Channel	Used to select a transparent background when rendering the scene
Image Format	Used to select the pixel format (color depth) to use when rendering the scene. Note This command only relates to the Raytracer renderer type
Close Statistics after Rendering	Closes the Render Statistics window after the render is complete.
Render in New Window	Displays the rendered scene in a separate window
Show Output Size	Used to display the output size of the illustration on the screen
Watermark	Controls the watermark settings. Add Watermark: Used to add a watermark File: Used to select the watermark image to be rendered with the file Opacity: Determines the opacity (transparence) of the watermark Alignment: Select a checkbox to determine the placement of the watermark on the page
Render	Renders all selected files to the selected format

Raytracer Tab Page

This tab page becomes active when the Raytracer renderer is selected from the Render menu. It is used to control a number of raytrace render options including antialiasing and shadows.

Fields and Checkboxes	Functional Description
Antialiasing	Used to select the amount of antialiasing to apply. The higher the value, the smoother the rendered output. Note that the higher values slow down the processing speed. None: Renders pixels without antialiasing Adaptive: Uses adaptive antialiasing; antialiasing pixels that are different to any of the adjacent pixels. Edges are detected and smoothed by comparing edges of subdivided pixels. If the color difference is more than a set tolerance, the sub-pixels are again divided and so on, until no edge is detected. 2x2: 2x2 sub-pixels are calculated within each pixel, and then averaged.
Double-Sided Polygons	Renders both sides of all faces. Used when you need to render the inside and the outside of objects, or if you have imported complex geometry in which the face normals are not properly unified. Selecting this option increases the rendering time.
Filter Texture Maps	Filters the texture mapping. The texture value for each pixel is calculated using the average of the nearest texture elements to produce smoother results and works with both ray tracing and outline render.
Raytrace Reflections	Applies true reflections using ray tracing from the camera view back to the light source. Models mapped with raytrace reflections act as mirrors.
Refraction	Applies refraction to the rendered scene
Shadows	Applies hard shadows to the rendered scene
Soft Shadows	Applies soft shadows to the rendered scene
Use Multithreaded Rendering	Uses all available processors to render the scene and increase the speed of rendering. This option is dependent on the number and power of your processors.

Software Z-Buffer Tab Page

This tab page becomes active when the Software Z-buffer renderer is selected from the Render menu. It is used to control antialiasing and rendering of additional items.

Field	Functional Description
Antialiasing	Used to select the amount of antialiasing to apply. The higher the value, the smoother the rendered output. Note Higher values slow down the processing speed.
Render Additional Items	Renders all additional items such as the grid, axis, and others