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How can I render a model with absolutely no sky? I build my backgrounds in photoshop and would like to be able to place my model with no sky. chris d
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Check the box for "Alpha Channel" in the Rendering sidebar >> Settings... for your scene. If you do a single-color sky (black) then you'll get an output similar to a 3ds max model. Be sure to save that as a TIF or TGA (I prefer TGA) file format, not JPG, as JPGs do not support an alpha channel. Take that file into Photoshop and use the embedded alpha channel to mask out the black (or whatever) color background to add your own sky.
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Sorry if that location was vague. Click "Rendering", then click "Settings..." in that sidebar. Specific exterior scene, then click "Environment..." in the Render Scene Settings dialog. In this new Environment dialog, select "Solid Color" under Background Color (it will automatically choose black), and check on the "Alpha Channel" box. Hit OK on all these windows and then render.
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Thanks. that was really helpful. I had not got as far as using the alpha channel as but did not know how to finish the process. The result is far better than I have been achieving otherways.
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hello. i have decided to stop working on my actual model and to focus on rendering instead, so i can be sure it looks nice. how do u add a sky? i do not see rendering > settings. in the free student version of revit 2009 (which is the one i have) it just says "modify" and "rendering dialog" as the 2 options under the rendering tab. and when u click "rendering dialogue" i dont see an option in which you can put your own sky image, just an option in which you can change the background color of the sky. how can i add a sky?
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You can't add your own sky to the actual rendering, but as suggested by seltied, you can export it as a tif or tga which makes the sky into an alpha channel. Import it back into revit and you can insert your sky behind your rendering in a drafting or sheet view.
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thanks for the reply. i do not see a settings bar under the rendering tab on the left of my screen. how can i change the environment? i have student version of revit 2009
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You don't need to do this. Just render it, export it as a TIF or TGA and re-import it. Insert your image behind it. BTW, you can change the sky to a colour under Background, Style.
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Yes these are old posts. Since Mental Ray was implemented. Just render with any sky option and then export as either TIF or PNG (not TGA). Both these formats support alpha channels and the background will automatically be placed on this. HTH.
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Hi fixybopixy, for more reference watch this video...http://www.cadclips.com/Revit-2009-CadClips.htm.
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that video was fabulous, thanks. i didnt realize that i could do the whole thing (rendering on top of imported background) in revit (the video explained the drafting view feature in the project browser which i didnt know about). i had thought i would have to export the image as a tiff, with no background, and then do the whole thing in photoshop.
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You can do that in the several ways, export in PNG or TIFF and use photoshop OR import to Revit and put the image in background... You choose the best way you want...
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