3D Engines are built-in configurations which control the generation of the 3D model in ARCHICAD. By default, two engines are offered:
•Vectorial Engine
•Hardware acceleration Engine
To choose an engine, go to View > 3D View Options > 3D Styles.
The choice of engine affects the 3D display effects available, and thus the appearance of the model in 3D. Set up your 3D display preferences in the 3D Styles dialog box.
See 3D Styles.
Relevant topics
Create, Load and Share Surfaces (All Engines)
Use the Options > Element Attributes > Surfaces command to access these functions.
Use the commands at the top of the ...
Display of Surfaces in Renderings
Different Rendering Engines have different capabilities for displaying surfaces. Choose your intended Rendering Engine in the Surface Settings ...
Sketch Rendering
To introduce your 3D model as an image, ArchiCAD contains more integrated Rendering Engines. In the PhotoRendering Settings dialog box ( Document > Creative Imaging > PhotoRendering Settings ) choose Sketch from the Engine drop-down menu This…