Select a render preset – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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3D and technical imaging
Last updated 1/10/2010
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3D render settings. Change render modes, with the ability to tween transitions between some render modes. For
example, change Vertices mode gradually to Wireframe over time, to simulate the sketching-in of a model’s
structure.
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3D cross section. Rotate an intersecting plane to display a changing cross section over time. Change cross section
settings between frames to highlight different model areas during an animation.
For high quality animations, you can render each animation frame using the Render for Final Output render setting.
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Change render settings for 3D models (Photoshop Extended)
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Creating timeline animations (Photoshop Extended)
Convert a 3D layer to a 2D layer (Photoshop Extended)
Converting a 3D layer to a 2D layer rasterizes the 3D content in its current state. Convert a 3D layer to a regular layer
only if you no longer want to edit the 3D model position, render mode, textures, or lights. The rasterized image retains
the appearance of the 3D scene, but in a flattened 2D format.
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Select the 3D layer in the Layers panel, and choose 3D > Rasterize.
Convert a 3D layer to a Smart Object (Photoshop Extended)
Converting a 3D layer to a Smart Object allows you to retain the 3D information contained in the 3D layer. After
converting, you can apply transforms or other adjustments like Smart Filters to the Smart Object. You can reopen the
Smart Object layer to edit the original 3D scene. Any transforms or adjustments applied to the Smart Object are then
applied to the updated 3D content.
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Select the 3D layer in the Layers panel.
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From the Layers panel option menu, choose Convert to Smart Object.
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(Optional) To reedit the 3D content, double-click the Smart Object layer in the Layers panel.
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Change render settings for 3D models (Photoshop Extended)
Render settings determine how 3D models are drawn. Photoshop provides default presets with common settings.
Customize settings to create your own presets.
Note: Render settings are layer-specific. If a document contains multiple 3D layers, specify separate render settings for each.
Select a render preset
The standard render preset is Solid, which displays the visible surfaces of models. Wireframe and Vertices presets
reveal the underlying structure. To combine solid and wireframe rendering, choose the Solid Wireframe preset. To
view a model as a simple box reflecting its outermost dimensions, choose a Bounding Box preset.
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At the top of the 3D panel, click the Scene button
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In the lower half of the panel, choose an option from the Preset menu.