Cloud Rendering in Revit

Rendering Pro of the Week - Pierr French - Render Them Speechless

More on Cloud Rendering

The hot topic at the moment is that of cloud computing. In terms of architecture, cloud computing will become the next big thing. The software that many architects and designers use today come with a heavy processing, graphics and memory requirement. Top of the range desktops and laptops are then required to be able to meet these hight demands and allow one to work lag free and produce results on time.

The solution lies in that of cloud computing. By now most of us use at least have one form of cloud service or another. Dropbox, Google drive, Onedrive, Cubby, Office 365 online and AutoCAD 360 are amongst a few of the common ones. Now Autodesk Revit is offering the "Render to Cloud" service that is starting to take the architectural community by storm.

I only recently stumbled upon this feature during the latter course of this year and I am completely hooked. Not only can you continue to work on the model whilst your renders are underway and uploaded to the cloud, but you can produce the highest quality renders in a matter of 2-8 hours. There is also the possibility to upload more than one render at a time, and they can be completed simultaneously.

Smaller draft renders can be completed within 10 minutes from upload to be able to identify where the model might still need some adjustments. The number of renders that you have uploaded is unlimited and thus within a space of 10 minutes, you can have a full set of draft renders completed.

Another useful feature of the "Cloud Rendering Service" is the ability to create a panorama rendering of a space, allowing the user to look around in a single spot and experience the design more holistically.

Further enhancements include features such as Solar Study, Illuminance and Turntable renderings. These can be great tools for showcasing different aspects of a project. Visit the Great Hall of Democracy 2014 - French Designs for some examples and to view "Autodesk's Cloud Rendering Gallery".