Exercise 2: Rendering A Surface - Autodesk CIVIL3D - CIVILDESIGNCOMP 2007 SLM CD Tutorials Manual

Exercise 2: Rendering a Surface

In this exercise, you will use some of the visualization features in AutoCAD
Civil 3D to render a surface.
Like other AutoCAD Civil 3D objects, you must apply a render material to the
surface using the Surface Properties dialog box.
For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Object Rendering.
This exercise continues from
(page 111).
Apply a render material to the surface
NOTE This exercise uses Surface-7.dwg with the modifications you made in the
previous exercise.
1 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Surfaces collection.
2 Right-click the XGND surface. Click Surface Properties.
3 In the Surface Properties dialog box, on the Information tab, specify the
following parameters:
Render Material: Sitework.Planting.Sand
This render material displays contrast in the surface elevations.
Surface Style: Standard
4 Click OK.
Apply a visual style to the surface
Visual Styles give a fast, basic visualization of the surface that is useful for
on-screen presentation in AutoCAD Civil 3D.
1 Click View tab
This visual style shades the surface and smooths the edges between
polygon faces. The render material that you applied to the surface is
displayed.
2 Click View tab
This visual style shades the surface and smooths the edges between
polygon faces. The shading in this style uses the Gooch face style, a
transition between cool and warm colors rather than dark to light. The
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Views panel Visual Styles drop-down
Views panel Visual Styles drop-down
Realistic.
Conceptual.