Add a Photo of Your Own to the Background Library
Save the photo in the folder ../shared/lw. The file type
can be jpg, bmp or tif.
Create a new background and define the saved photo as its image
file.
- Select Rendering > Set
Background. The browser is opened.
- Go to the Shared/backgrounds folder. You can create a
new background in this folder or, if necessary, create a new folder.
- Select the backgrounds folder, or any folder under it.
- Right-click to open the function menu.
- Select New folder.
- Enter a name for the folder.
- Select the folder you have just created.
- Move the cursor to an empty area in the right browser frame
(thumbnail area).
- Right-click to open the actions menu, and select New
background.
- Specify the following data for the background:
- Name - Type a name for the thumbnail image.
- Type - Select one of the following from the list:
- Click File name.
- Set one of the following as the image file:
- Click the Set button.
- Confirm by clicking OK.
The new background photo is added to the rendering background
library. You can select the photograph background and use it in any
building model by double-clicking the thumbnail in the browser.
Note
- If the horizons of the image and the model view do not match,
edit the height of the image using an image editing program.
Change the Background Photo File
Set a Background
Create a New Background or
Foreground and Define Shading Properties for It