In this advanced AutoCAD 2010 course, students will master the powerful Rendering capabilities of the latest version of AutoCAD. New concepts include: Render Settings and Procedures with mentalray, Camera views and Custom Backgrounds, Materials, Textures and Finishes, Sunlight Systems and Shadows, User Lights and Attenuation, Faking Indirect Illumination, Advanced Mapping techniques, Landscape and Entourage, Global Illumination and Photon Mapping, Final Gathering, Reflections and Ray Tracing with Metals, Glass and Liquid Materials, Motion Path Animations, Customizing the User Interface, Custom Toolbars, Custom Commands and Macros.

Over the course of 16 lessons, students will use the preceding concepts and procedures in the creation of photo-realistic renderings including both daytime and nighttime solutions for interior and exterior architectural perspectives.

This 2 DVD set of training material includes over 23 hours of demonstration videos, numerous sample files and drawing templates, as well as a PDF course Handbook with 205 pages of lecture notes and drawing handouts.