A guide to photorealistic rendering. Learn the fundamentals of PhotoWorks, as you progress from simple to more complex renderings.

Course Outline

Lesson : Introduction

• About This Book
• What is Photorealistic Rendering?
• Right Brain Versus Left Brain
• What’s This Book About?
• Cameras
• Rendering Results
• PhotoWorks

Lesson : Getting Started

• What is the PhotoWorks Software?
• Starting PhotoWorks
• PhotoWorks User Interface
• Getting Help
• Options
• Monitor Corrections

Lesson : Basic Part Rendering

• Display Modes
• Software OpenGL
• Appearances
• RealView Shadows
• RealView Scenes
• Case Study: Display and Appearances
• Case Study: Appearances from Materials
• The Rendering Process
• Case Study: Idler Arm
• Appearances
• PhotoWorks Scenes
• PhotoWorks Appearance Editor
• Rendering
• Sub-image Rendering
• PhotoWorks Scene Editor
• Editing PhotoWorks Properties
• PhotoWorks Studio
• Case Study: PhotoWorks Studio
• Exercise 1: Bracket
• Exercise 2: Screw Driver
• Exercise 3: PhotoWorks Studio

Lesson : Mapping Texture Appearances

• Introduction
• Textures
• Case Study: Texture Mapping
• Texture Mapping
• Texture Orientation
• Mapping Adjustments (Mapping by the Numbers)
• Exercise 4: Textures
• Exercise 5: Texture Mapping Practice

Lesson : Applying Appearances

• Introduction
• Case Study: Computer Monitor
• Creating Custom Colors
• Hierarchy Review
• Overview
• Case Study: The Chess Set
• Appearance Library
• View Image File
• Creating Appearance Folders
• Case Study: Hybrid Appearances
• Embedding Appearances
• Linking Appearance
• Illumination
• Organizing Files
• Exercise 6: Ice Cream Scoop

Lesson : Assemblies and Configurations

• Rendering Part Configurations
• Case Study: Part Configurations - The Chessboard
• Appearance Hierarchy in an Assembly
• Case Study: Assembly Configurations - The Locking Pin
• Active Custom Folder
• Case Study: Rocker Switch
• PhotoWorks Legacy Data
• Exercise 7: Lighter
• Exercise 8: Lighter Configurations
• Exercise 9: Custom Appearances and Folders

Lesson : Decals

• Decals
• Case Study: Monitor Face
• Case Study: Label Mapping
• Case Study: Multiple Decals
• Case Study: Gradient Masks
• Exercise 10: Travel Mug
• Exercise 11: Chisel

Lesson : Viewpoint

• ViewPoint
• Positioning the Viewpoint
• Named Views
• Perspective View
• The SolidWorks Camera
• Case Study: Cameras
• Apparent Depth
• Case Study: Apparent Depth
• Standard Lens
• Depth of Field
• Case Study: Setting Depth of Field
• Case Study: Getting Behind the Walls
• Exercise 12: Depth of Field
• Exercise 13: The Assembly Line

Lesson : Scenes and Lighting

• Scenes and Lighting
• Scenery Examples
• Scene Editor
• Applying Appearances to Scenery
• Scene Library
• Case Study: Scenery
• Lighting
• Shadows
• Lighting Schemes
• Case Study: Flashlight
• Spot Lights
• Lighting Characteristics
• PhotoWorks Light Characteristics
• Foreground Effects
• Exercise 14: The Book Light
• Exercise 15: Stapler

Lesson : Advanced Lighting

• Rendering Basics
• Case Study: Lighting Principles
• Ambient Light
• Indirect Lighting
• Lighting Concepts
• Global Illumination
• Case Study: Global Illumination
• Setting Up Global Illumination
• Case Study: Fire Truck
• Photo Studios and Area Lights
• Caustics
• Case Study: Caustics

Lesson : Reflective and Transparent Appearances

• Reflections
• Case Study: Environments
• Case Study: Kitchen Scene
• Transparent Appearances
• Exercise 16: Workbench
• Exercise 17: Lotion Bottle

Lesson : Output Options

• Output Design Intent
• Output Options
• Render to the Screen
• Render Contours
• Case Study: Contours
• Render to a Printer
• Case Study: Print a Picture of the Micrometer
• Rendering Images to a File
• Case Study: Sales Brochure
• Screen Presentations
• Case Study: PowerPoint
• Alpha Channel
• Transporting Files
• Case Study: Transport Files
• Exercise 18: Product Information Sheet
• Exercise 19: PowerPoint Slide
• Exercise 20: Contours

Lesson : Putting It All Together

• Putting It All Together
• Exercise 21: Miter Saw

Lesson : PhotoWorks Gallery

• PhotoWorks Contest