Set Environment
You can use a lighting method based on an environment image in
the rendering process. The environment is effective only together
with an environment light. If the model does not include an
environment light, the environment alone does not have effect to
the rendering.
An environment image can be any panoramic image suitable for the
purpose, but a hdr image that is created specifically for this
purpose will produce the best lighting. An environment image can
also be an image which produces a photographic studio style
lighting. You can add an environment image to a model as
follows:
- Activate the 3D model.
- Select either of the following:
Rendering > 
Set
Environment.- Select the object tree title
Rendering. Open the context-sensitive menu by clicking the
right mouse button and select Set
Environment.
The Open dialog box opens. The default folder ../system/lw/hdr.
The environment images provided by the software supplier can be
found in the folder. The folder holds both hdr files as well as jpg
or png files for previewing them. Select a hdr file. If you want to
use your own environment images, you can save them in the same
folder.
- Click the Open button.
Note
- In addition to an environment image, a model must have an
environment light (light type: environment) and the light must be
on. You can add an environment light from the light library or load
a studio (Default) with an environment light into the model.
- By default, an environment image is not displayed as the
background image of a rendered model. If the resolution of the
image is sufficiently high, it can also be used as a background
image. The selected environment image is displayed as a background
image, when you first add an environment background to the model
from the background library. Select the System/Background folder in
the library, and the Environment background.
- You can switch the lighting method on and off by selecting or
clearing the Environment lighting checkbox in the Rendering
dialog box. See Define Rendering
Settings.
Add a Light
Load Studio
Define Rendering
Settings
Render a Model