AccuRender 4.0 Frequently-Asked Questions

Installation

• How do I get AccuRender 4 to install when I don't have AR3 installed?
• How do I get AccuRender 4 to install when I only have AutoCAD 2007 or 2008
• I tried to install AccuRender 4, but it stopped in the middle...

Vista

• Does AccuRender run on Vista?
• Common Vista Questions from AccuRender 4 Users (PDF)

General application problems

• How do I get AccuRender 4 to work with AutoCAD 2007/2008
• Why is rendering slow when I install the AccurenderSR1 CD release of AccuRender 4
• AccuRender crashes when loading a model or starting up
• Problem: AccuRender 4 Crashes AutoCAD or ADT
• Problem: AccuRender 4 Animation Generates Error
• How do I create different profiles to prevent coMOTION & Accurender loading each time I use AutoCAD?
• How do I disable or prevent AccuRender 4.0 from autoloading at the beginning of each AutoCAD session?
• Why does the message NSE.dll not found appear when I try to do anything in AR4?

Interface issues

• How can I master the new AR4 icon interface?
• Where are the AccuRender Users Manual and Tutorials?
• How do I reload my AccuRender 4 pull-down menu?
• How do I re-open my AccuRender 4 toolbars?
• I can't see the Accurender 4 WalkAbout or Render tabs in ADT 2007.

Rendering problems

• How do I render with AccuRender 4 in ADT?
• Why does AccuRender 4 report that it is out of memory when I render a very large image?
• What do I do if my ADT model does not show up in the WalkAbout layout.
• Why do I get strange dark areas on my roofs?
• Why are the renderings too dark or too light?
• Do you model with polylines that have width and thickness? Does the material that you apply to them loose its detail around the corners?
• How do I fix an ADT model with XREFs renders with a “patchwork” look on objects like door, windows, roofs, railings, and other ADT objects?
• What is the swirling affects that I see on my rendered image?

Libraries and materials

• Where can I find the standard material and plant libraries of AccuRender 4?
• Where do I copy my custom library files for use with AccuRender 4?
• My Blocks & Materials 2 for AccuRender 3 doesn't work in AccuRender 4
• Problem: AccuRender 4 Mapped Materials Do Not Preview or Render
• Mapped Images Not Found with “Interior Space” Tutorial

Other

• Where can I get an updated version of The Farm
• Network Rendering with The Farm (AccuRender 4 only)
• How do I use the Network Rendering Feature?

General AccuRender rendering questions

• Why is my rendering slow?
• Tune AccuRender for the speed and performance.
• Problem: No Model in the Walkabout View
• What to do when nothing appears in the WalkAbout view or layout.
• What is non-photometric raytracing?
• Why are the renderings too dark or too light?
• Why do I get strange dark areas on my roofs?
• ATI video and Accurender?
• Transparent materials rendering black?
• Why is my model taking so long to translate?
• How can I make the sun shadows lighter?
• How do I get more than one sun?
• What is the Highlight Property?
• What is Clear Finish?
• What is Angular Blend?
• What is Angular Blend and Clear Finish?

AccuRender 3.1 Frequently-Asked Questions

• How do I render in Architectural Desktop 2006?
• How do I render in Architectural Desktop 2005?
• How do I render in Architectural Desktop 2004?
• How do I render in Architectural Desktop 3 or 3.3?
• How do I render in Architectural Desktop 2?
• How do I render in Architectural Desktop 1?
• AccuRender crashes AutoCAD when I load my model
• AccuRender 3.1 doesn't work in the latest version of AutoCAD
• Matrox video and Accurender?
• Elsa Synergy video and Accurender?
• Does Accurender 3.x run in AutoCAD 2000?
• Setting Up an AccuRender 3 Animation
• Set up Walk, Orbit, and Spin animation with AccuRender 3.

• How do I preview trees?
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The original ""AccuRender"" 4 sr0 CD release of ""AccuRender"" 4.0 did not support ""AutoCAD"" 2007 or 2008.
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The initial CD installer was very large and did not install on some computers.
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The original ""AccuRender"" 4 sr0 CD release of ""AccuRender"" 4.0 did not support ""AutoCAD"" 2007 or 2008.
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The original CD release of AccuRender 4.0 did not support AutoCAD 2007.
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AccuRender and AutoCAD can be adversely affected by legacy video cards or poor video card drivers. If you are experiencing crashes when loading models in AccuRender, crashing when starting AccuRender or a message 'AccuRender crashed in your graphics card driver.' please try the following suggestions.
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The AccuRender 4 User Manual is now incorporated into the Help and the PDF manual.
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Using several networked ""AccuRender"" computers to render a large or complicated image can dramatically reduce rendering times.
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