CARMELHILL Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I used to love the final shed renders that had the really crisp shadow lines. You can still get those if you use the Legacy Shadows check box in the Render Preferences, but how can you get REALLY close to those crisp lines with the newer X6 Render Preferences?. What settings do you use for the almost instant shade/shadow. I hate the soft blurry shadows and hate even more the blurry shadows with jaded triangles. I thought I had it figured out because it worked on one drawing but now it doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_Park Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 For the best results with shadows do a ray trace. This will provide accurate and as crisp as possible shadows. The other methods have limits as to what they can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Edward, Do you want crisp or do you want instant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARMELHILL Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 I was hoping for almost instant. I know the old shaded rendered took a little while to compile, but they had crisp lines. Raytraces are a waste of time for me. I don't get paid enough to invest that amount of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I was hoping for almost instant. Edward, Then toggle off Legacy Shadows and Soft Shadows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I am getting gorgeous exterior ray traces in about 2-3 mins with minimal set up other than figuring out where i would like to the sun to shine. If you don't get paid enough to produce those renders than you might want to raise your rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I am doing my first renders & they are taking hours. Would you share your settings so I can give them a try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I am doing my first renders & they are taking hours. Would you share your settings so I can give them a try? We must assume that you mean Ray Trace, not Render. You should post your system specs and other information in your Account Signature. That will give us a better idea of what the problem might be. In addition, posting the Plan will also help to find out why you are having trouble. ps: A Ray Trace can be stopped at any point. Generally 2-4 passes is sufficient and anything more than 20 passes is a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Oops, yes Ray Trace. Looks like 4 to 6 passes before it looks OK. This is 1 hour 40 min pass 7. Computer specs added to signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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