The Render Options Panel

The Render Options panel (Render > Options command) allows you to specify rendering methods and resolution.

You can choose one of the following methods:

• Wireframe

• Hidden line

• Flat

• Gouraud

• Phong

• Scanline preview

• Scanline full

• Raytrace preview

• Raytrace full

Renderings are automatically saved in the /solidThinking/Images folder with progressive numbering (filename.st~n.bmp where n is a progressive numbering). Renderings are saved as .bmp (Windows bitmap) files.

In the Width and Height fields you can adjust horizontal and vertical resolution in pixels of the final image, respectively.

The Predefined resolutions pop-up menu lets you choose among some frequently used values:

• 320 x 240

• 640 x 480

• 760 x 576

• 800 x 600

• 1024 x 768

• 1280 x 1024

Once you have defined these options, you can start rendering your scenes.

Choose the Render > Render current view command or use the Win / Mac shortcut to generate the image at the fixed resolution.

The final image will be progressively displayed while it is computed. At the end of the process, the image title bar will display the total rendering time.