How to Use HDRI in ArtiCAD

How to Use HDRI in ArtiCAD

How to Use HDRI in ArtiCAD

1. Go to 3D options, select UltraHD and choose the quality you want your design to render in. 



2. Once you have clicked 'OK', the plan will first render using the default sunlight/skylight settings.

To apply a HDRI, select 'Open HDRI'.


 
3. This will then open up your file explorer, allowing you to find the HDRI files saved on the computer. Once selected, it will apply the HDRI to the plan and re-render.


 
Experiment with different HDRI images and settings to achieve the desired look for your renders. You can adjust parameters such as brightness, rotation, and room lighting to fine-tune the lighting to your liking.
  1. Background Image Brightness: the brightness of the image itself.
  2. Background light intensity: the strength of the sunlight coming into the room.
  3. Room Light Intensity: the brightness of the interior lighting.

As the HDRI is a 360° image that wraps around the entire design, any doors or windows will display a continuation of the view. The background rotation option allows you to spin the image round the design so that you can specify the view that you wish. As the HDRI holds the lighting data, the natural lighting that comes in through the windows and doors will be changed as you rotate the image.

ArtiCAD has a number of default HDRI’s available for you to choose from. To use one of these images, simply select the image and click open. 
You can find and download further HDRI’s by searching online. If you use your own HDRI, once used in your ArtiCAD design, this will store in the backgrounds folder for future use.


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