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Entrance Foyer Multi-Use Recreation/Education Facility Tisdale, Saskatchewan commmissioned by McMillan Lehrer Ellard Croft Architects Regina, Saskatchewan Final rendered image was 3000 x 2000 TIF file. Image rendered using Imagine 3.3 on a Pentium 133 clone with 32Mb memory.

Completed as one of a series of 9 renderings (6 interior views and 3 exterior). . Architectural elements were primarily modelled in Autocad Release 12; exported as DXF files and converted to Imagine objects using Accutrans 3D by MicroMouse Productions. Each layer was set as a separate object.

Major textures used were Imagine's Mosaic and Essence Shingles for wall finishes; Essence Shingles for flooring.

Two shadow casting light sources were set "outside" the model to simulate lighting through skylight and front glazing. The sky is a scanned image and set as a backdrop (3000x2000) in the Action Editor.