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Limitless Rendering Documentation

This support is intended to supplement the basic procedure documented in the How it works section for the Limitless Rendering service.

Limitless Rendering Support

  • What are the options on the New Render Job page?

    There are four main sections of the New Render Job page: File Selection, Render Settings, Exposure Settings, and Advanced.

    The General Settings are:

    • Existing .fbx File: This option is only available if you have already uploaded a .fbx file and shows a list of all .fbx files you have uploaded. You may select one of these files to render.
    • New .fbx File: This allows you to select a .fbx file on your machine to upload for rendering. Note: You may only select one of Existing File or New File, but not both.
    • Existing Camera File: This shows a list of all camera files you have uploaded. You may select one of these files to use as the target camera. This option is only available if you have already uploaded a camera file.
    • New Camera File: This allows you to select a image file on your machine to upload for the camera view. This should be a hidden line image that you exported from the same view as the .fbx file you selected.

    The Render Settings are:

    • Width: The width of your final rendered image in pixels. Note that some preview images of your render may not be at this exact width, but will maintain the same aspect ratio of width to height.
    • Height: The height of your final rendered image in pixels. Note that your render may not be at this exact height, but will maintain the same aspect ratio of width to height as your camera file.
    • Quality: The quality of your final rendered image. You may choose from Hidden Line, Draft, Low, Medium, High, and Best. These correspond to the same quality levels found in Revit®. Note that when generating preview images, they will be rendered at Low quality for the sake of speed, but your final rendered image will be at this specified quality.
    • Interior: Check this box if your scene is of an interior room. This allows us to adjust the lighting properly for interior scenes. You should not check this box for exterior scenes, but if you do not check this for an interior scene, your rendered image will not be correct. You will see if your lighting and exposure values are correct in your preview.

    The Exposure Settings are:

    • Exposure Value: This allows you to select the exposure value for your image. This value corresponds to the same exposure value in Revit®.

    The Advanced options are:

    • Preview Quality: The quality of your preview image. You may choose from Hidden Line, Draft, Low, Medium, High, and Best. These correspond to the same quality levels found in Revit®. The default value for preview images is Low, changing this may increase your preview times.

    Your options after selecting your settings are:

    • Next >>: This takes you to a quick preview of your image. The quick preview verifies that your exposure and lighting settings are what you expect. This preview render is free of charge.

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  • How does the camera adjustment work?

    If you choose to adjust your camera, you will be presented with two images. The image on the left is the camera image you selected, and the image on the right is a rendered preview. You simply have to drag the preview image over your uploaded image until the features match up. You can also resize the preview image to get a better match across the image.

    This process is best illustrated in the Camera Adjustment documentation with an example courtesy of Hilliard Architects.

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  • Where are my rendered images?

    Select My Scenes from the top menu and all your rendering jobs will be displayed.

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  • What can I do with my rendered images?

    When your final render completes successfully, that scene will be displayed in your list of jobs. You will see a smaller version of your scene that you can click on for the full sized image, or click "Download full-size image" to download the image to your computer. In addition to these options, you will have three more options:

    • Hide: This removes the render job from the main list. You can still go to Show All Rendering Jobs to see all your hidden jobs.
    • Change Settings: This will take you to the New Render Jobs screen with all the settings for this job selected. You can then adjust your settings and submit a new job with the modified settings.
    • Adjust Exposure: This allows you to perform basic exposure, color saturation, and white balance settings

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  • What can I do before my full render completes?

    When you submit a full render job, that job will be displayed in your list of jobs. You will have one option:

    • Hide: This removes the render job from the main list. You can still go to Show All Rendering Jobs to see all your hidden jobs.

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  • What can I do before my render preview completes?

    When you submit a render preview, that job will show up in your list of jobs and you will have three options:

    • Adjust Preview: If your preview has not yet completed, this will take you to the "waiting" screen. If your preview has completed, "adjust preview" will take you to the preview screen where you can adjust your settings or submit a full job.
    • Hide: This removes the render job from the main list. You may still go to Show All Rendering Jobs to see all your hidden jobs.
    • Cancel: This will cancel the current preview job.

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  • What can I do after my render preview completes?

    After your preview completes, the job will be displayed in your job list. The preview image of your scene will be displayed with five options:

    • Adjust Preview: If your preview is not yet complete, you will be taken to the "waiting" screen. If your preview has completed, you will be taken to the preview screen where you can adjust your settings or submit a full job.
    • Hide: This removes the render job from the main list. You may still go to Show All Rendering Jobs to see all your hidden jobs.
    • Change Settings: This will take you to the New Render Jobs screen with all the settings selected. You can then adjust your settings and submit a new job with the modified settings.
    • Adjust Exposure: This allows you to adjust basic exposure, color saturation, and white balance settings

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  • How do I change my name/email/etc?

    Select My Profile from the top menu and then select Edit to edit your name, email, and cluster login. Select "Save Changes" when done.

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  • How do I change my password?

    Select My Profile from the top menu and then select Change Password to change your password. Select "Save Changes" when done.

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  • How do I add more users to my account?

    Select Users from the top menu and then select Add User. Fill in all the fields and select "Add User" to save the changes.

    Note: By default, this user does not have access to the render service. You must return to Users and select the new user, click "Edit User" and change their permissions. This is a security feature that ensures new users do not have more permissions than necessary.

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  • How do I delete a user from my account?

    Select Users from the top menu and then select the desired user to delete. Then select "Delete User" to remove the user from the system.

    Note: All renders done by this user will be deleted. All files (.fbx, camera files, etc) uploaded by this user will be deleted.

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