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Question asked by Luke Harris on Oct 6, 2011
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hey all! im currently trying to render some visuals up and am trying to get the best quality i can. i have boosted the quality for the output of the images up

but the lines arent crisp? have a look at the image (notice how the edges arent crisp) and if you can give me some tips or advice as to where im going wrong it would be much appreciated.

my renderings are taking about 5 minutes to complete. i wondered if the was a way to increase the AA samples, or any other settings that are displayed in the final render tab?

cheers in advance,

Luke

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Luke Harris Oct 11, 2011 10:24 AM

please help guys im really struggling with this, and at the moment solidworks photoview360 is the only rendering suite at my disposal!

cheers in advance,

Luke

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Greg Hynd @ Luke Harris on Oct 11, 2011 10:33 AM

Are you free to share the model? I could try have a look for you.

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Luke Harris @ Greg Hynd on Oct 12, 2011 6:22 AM

cheers Greg. I am naturally quite skeptical about posting my work (as i have been sloppy in the past nad have just thrown stuff on the forum without thinking!). Is it necessary for you to have the file? Excuse my ignorance, but i figured it may imply be a setting?

Cheers in advance

Luke

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Alan Sweetenham @ Luke Harris on Oct 12, 2011 7:34 AM

Hi Luke

The Render settings do increase the Anti aliasing (going from "final render quality" of good to best or Max for instance) but it sounds like you already tried that?.Have you tried simply rendering it as a larger image in terms of pixels?

Which areas are of most concern, these problems are often hard to explain to others. In some cases i have produced renders with sharper edges by adding custs etc to give hardsher edges/ shadows in certain areas.

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Luke Harris @ Alan Sweetenham on Oct 12, 2011 8:37 AM

hi Alan,

the main areas are the dark shadows between the metal and the wood on the image (as above). i have tried increasing the pixel size, and infact the image above is set to maximum. what do you mean by custs?

cheers,

Luke

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Alan Sweetenham @ Luke Harris on Oct 12, 2011 9:56 AM

Hi Luke, sorry that was a typo! I meant Cuts. Sometimes i would add/ modify the size a cut to emphaisise a gap/ add more definate shadows. For instance making split lines in plastic parts bigger than they would be in reality to make it stand out better on a render. the same concept could work here increasing the gap slighty.

Also worth a try is increasing the image quality of the part. Tools -> Options -> Document Properties -> Image Quality. Slide this to just before the red area. i can't think of much else to try.

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Luke Harris @ Alan Sweetenham on Oct 13, 2011 8:05 AM

cheers alan.

i had a go at editing the size of the plywood seat to see if it would make a difference. i have increased the image quality as you suggested and it has done nothing. so far its not done a great deal but ill keep tweaking it and see if i get the desired effect!

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please help guys im really struggling with this, and at the moment solidworks photoview360 is the only rendering suite at my disposal!

cheers in advance,
Luke
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- Greg Hynd @ Luke Harris on Oct 11, 2011 10:33 AM
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  - Luke Harris @ Greg Hynd on Oct 12, 2011 6:22 AM
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    cheers Greg. I am naturally quite skeptical about posting my work (as i have been sloppy in the past nad have just thrown stuff on the forum without thinking!). Is it necessary for you to have the file? Excuse my ignorance, but i figured it may imply be a setting?
    
    Cheers in advance
    Luke
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    - Alan Sweetenham @ Luke Harris on Oct 12, 2011 7:34 AM
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      Hi Luke
      
      The Render settings do increase the Anti aliasing (going from "final render quality" of good to best or Max for instance) but it sounds like you already tried that?.Have you tried simply rendering it as a larger image in terms of pixels?
      
      Which areas are of most concern, these problems are often hard to explain to others. In some cases i have produced renders with sharper edges by adding custs etc to give hardsher edges/ shadows in certain areas.
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      - Luke Harris @ Alan Sweetenham on Oct 12, 2011 8:37 AM
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        hi Alan,
        
        the main areas are the dark shadows between the metal and the wood on the image (as above). i have tried increasing the pixel size, and infact the image above is set to maximum. what do you mean by custs?
        
        cheers,
        Luke
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        Alan Sweetenham @ Luke Harris on Oct 12, 2011 9:56 AM
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        Hi Luke, sorry that was a typo! I meant Cuts. Sometimes i would add/ modify the size a cut to emphaisise a gap/ add more definate shadows. For instance making split lines in plastic parts bigger than they would be in reality to make it stand out better on a render. the same concept could work here increasing the gap slighty.
        
        Also worth a try is increasing the image quality of the part. Tools -> Options -> Document Properties -> Image Quality. Slide this to just before the red area. i can't think of much else to try.
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        Luke Harris @ Alan Sweetenham on Oct 13, 2011 8:05 AM
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        cheers alan.
        
        i had a go at editing the size of the plywood seat to see if it would make a difference. i have increased the image quality as you suggested and it has done nothing. so far its not done a great deal but ill keep tweaking it and see if i get the desired effect!
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