Rendering Modes 1

There are many types of Render that can be used but these are the 3 that you will use at first, and most regularly:

To render your model go to View>Render, and select the type of render mode that you require.

Open GL:
This is a very useful type of render which allows you to navigate through the model in real time whilst maintaining the render on screen. It shows colour and lighting attributes. The shadows and textures will be of a lower quality however.

Final Quality Render:
This is the best type of render available in Vectorworks and shows all textures, shadows, reflections and transparencies. It will take the longest time to render in Final Quality but makes it possible to achieve photo-realistic results.

Hidden Line:
This render produces very basic black and white forms without shadows. It can be used for producing plans, sections and elevations as well as simple 3D views that can be printed out and then sketched over.