Export / Save all camera views

[Anonymous]

Is there a straightforward way to automatically export all camera views to (jpg) files?

[Eduardo Rolon]

1. Create Saved views of all the Cameras (Not the Path) change the Render Settings from 3D Window to Photorender etc,
2. Create a new Publisher and add the cameras to it.
3. Hit Publish

[Anonymous]

it's as easy as that. thank you ejrolon.

[mikas]

Another and very quick way is to just create a fly through from your camera path, but render and save the key frames only.

First adjust Render options as you want them, then,
Document - Creative Imaging - Create Fly-through:
x Photorendering window
x Keyframes only
Result: jpg picture
Save...

[Anonymous]

Hi mikas,

also great and easy way to export images. Thank you both.

I am exporting the 3D-View no photorendering. Anyone has an idea how to increase resolution?

[Erwin Edel]

Options > Work Environment > User Preference Schemes > Advanced Redraw Options > 2D Drawing Antialiasing

Now 'undock' your 3D Window so that you can increase the size beyond that of your screen (most likely).

In 3D Window Settings setup a pixel size for what you want.

I'd go for 300 DPI for printing. Something like 2304x1596 pixels gives you a 195x135 mm image that still prints fine if you decide to scale-to-fit it on A4 landscape.

However, depending on your computer, it would be easy enough to do a quick render in Cinerender that will looks just as 'good' as a screenshot and takes about the same time of doing all these settings every time you want to save a good looking screenshot.

[Anonymous]

Hi Erwin Edel,

this works perfectly for the width but when I change the height off screen the window always jumps back the to screen resolution... using macOS..

[Erwin Edel]

Maybe a limitation on MAC, I'm currently on a windows workstation, so can't test on MAC.

[Anonymous]

yes, looks like a macOS limitation. no window stays off screen in height.

[Erwin Edel]

I'm not sure if Cinerender is an option for you, but I just did a quick render with fairly low settings, to match OpenGL in terms of what that would show.

A 300 dpi 195x135 mm image rendered in 1:30 min.

This is with a procedural skybox and the project I tested has quite a few textures.

I dropped one 'infinite' general light inside to light things a bit.

If you start out with Outdoor Daylight Fast (Physical), tweak detailed settings as follows:
- pick a nicer sky (remember to tick Use ARCHICAD Sun Position)
- Light Adjustments: sunlight 100, lamps 50 (or higher if you want more light inside)
- Environment > Physical Sky > Clouds > turn off cast shadows
- Options > General Options > only use Transparancy and Textures, Ray Treshold 0, Ray Depth 12, Reflection Depth 12. The 12 is for 6 layers of glass / transparant items, adjust as needed. 12 is a safe number for me, the impact on render times is there, but 1:30 min, what is the point?

Cinerender will happily render out these frames while you keep working, the render times may increase a bit when doing more than one render, but still it should not take that long and your images will be excactly the size you want them to be.