Rendering Engines for Product and Industrial Visualization

Choose the best rendering engine for your product and industrial visualization jobs. Compare the features and workflows of Unreal, Unity, V-Ray, Arnold, Redshift, and more.

Introduction

• Choose the best render engine
• Work with the exercise files

1. Introduction to Real-Time Renderers

• Real-time versus offline renderers
• Run Unreal Engine
• Export to Unreal using Datasmith
• Import to Unreal using Datasmith
• Add basic lights in Unreal Engine
• Add reflections and post-processing in Unreal
• Bake lights and post-process effects
• Snapshots and final renders
• Create fog and PBR materials
• Introduction to the Unity 3D interface
• Export a scene from 3ds Max
• Import a scene to Unity 3D
• Adjust lights in a scene
• Build more lights and reflections
• Add camera controls
• Use post-processing effects
• Use PBR materials
• Recap of Unreal and Unity

2. Introduction to Offline Renderers

• Set up V-Ray
• Explore the V-Ray Physical Camera
• Learn about V-Ray Sun and V-Ray lights
• Use HDRI lighting and V-Ray frame buffer effects
• Understand V-Ray materials and IPR
• Composite render elements in Photoshop
• Set up the Arnold renderer
• Construct an Arnold camera
• Assemble Arnold lights
• Add HDRI lighting
• Explore materials in Arnold
• Remove noise and finalize render
• Set up Redshift
• Understand Redshift lights
• Explore dome and IES lights
• Use Redshift materials presets
• Prepare final render
• Recap of the V-Ray, Arnold, and Redshift renderers

3. Introduction to Quick Rendering Tools

• Introduction to KeyShot
• Animate and render in KeyShot
• Overview of Marmoset Toolbag
• Conclusion