Change the Background Photo
Rendering
You can set any photograph on your hard drive as the background of a rendered model. First select a photograph included in the basic software delivery and then change the image file name and path to point to the desired photograph.
- Select Rendering | Environment | Background. The browser is opened.
- Go to the folder Misc/Backgrounds/Photos.
- Double-click any thumbnail image in the folder.
- Open the object tree branch Rendering.
- Select the title Background.
- Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu, and select Edit Values. The Edit Background dialog box is opened.
- Click File name and select the image file you wish to use.
Selecting an Image File in the Background/Foreground Edit dialog box
- Confirm by clicking OK.
Note:
- You can display the background by visualizing the model using the Rendering | Render Style | Rendered function.
- If the horizons of the image and the model view do not match, edit the height of the image using an image editing program.
- You can also save photos of your own to the background library, see Add a Photo of Your Own to the Background Library.