Render Ready Lights (ready for Beta testing)

[Albert D Hart]

This is a new content library we have been working on for blocks with predefined lighting settings and material settings.

Note: This is in "Beta Test". We want o hear your feedback, and also get you advice or submissions for some Render Ready content we can add to the on-line library.

The idea is to store content on the web, which can easily be loaded into AutoCAD and used for rendering as is - or you can make changes as desired.

For example, here are some ceiling lights we have uploaded:

Here are some ceiling lights:

Here are some other lights:

Rendering with nXtRender

After clicking Create/Place and rendering the model, here are the downloaded lights in action.

Download and Installation

You can download the nXtRender Add-ons from:

nXtRender Add-ons

After they are installed, they will appear on the Plugins Ribbon, or you can type in: RPS_AC_RENDER_READY

Notes

• Some lights, such as the wall lights will require you to set the AutoCAD UCS to the desired wall for placement.
• Currently, if you re-install nXtRender, you will need to re-install the nXtRender Add-ons as well.

[Rich Hart]

Did it just start working, or do you have to use APPLOAD to load nXtRender_load_R19_x64.arx?

[Rich Rosemann]

For 2011, I loaded the .ARX file.  For 2013 I do not remember if I needed to run the .ARX file.  The file shows in the appload list.