MCCCcc Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Using HomeDesigner Pro 2016. I've been working through issues on my PC to get better 3D rendering for my client. Solved a very dark rendering issue by updating the video card driver, but still getting wood and carpet textures looking grey. My expectation is the color and texture should be close to the library browser views. The wood materials are both form the HD Core Catalog under Materials, Flooring, Wood, Oak and Materials, Wood, Oak. The same issue exists for the carpet which is a Mohawk, carpet, Wunda Weve, 9665 Timeless Design - 876 Peat Moss. I've added lights in the room and adjusted up the intensity but that makes the grey much lighter. Other furniture objects look fine. Is the rendering issue is my computer or a software setting? There are four components that have wood or carpet that are grey, dark oak flooring, rustic oak boards, blonde oak boards and the carpet. The blonde oak is used as the floor structure of the steps, which are made from invisible walls where each wall is set at a different floor heights. The rustic oak is used as a wall covering for a wall type called Rustic Post. It is being used to create a vertical post wrapped in rustic oak and the wall thickness of only 3/4" thick. Computer: Dell Studio 1555, 64 bit Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon 4570, 4334 MB Memory Size Catalyst Version: 13.9, control version 2013.0429.2313.39747 2D Driver Version: 8.01.01.1248 Direct 3D Version: 7.14.10.0911 OpenGL Version: 6.14.10.11672 10 Timber Brook Ln Durham Base Plan.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 When you share plans here with others you should look at this video first, especially when the issue is with rendering: When I downloaded your file it had several missing material texture files, thus making it rather useless to answer your question with. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCCCcc Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 Thank you for sharing the video instruction. I am a very occasional user that has not used HD Pro for at least a year and have never posted here before. Here is the backed up plan compressed as a zip file: Render_Issue.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I did not get the results you are getting (take a look) so something is awry on your computer that needs adjusting. My PC is five years old and your file seems to look fine on it. DJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 The first thing I would check-update is your software drivers for your video card, they are free and easy to update. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCCCcc Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 28 minutes ago, DavidJPotter said: The first thing I would check-update is your software drivers for your video card, they are free and easy to update. DJP Thank David you for reviewing my plan and providing the video feedback on settings to make objects look more realistic. It looks beautiful on your computer; the way I want it to look. I updated the video driver two days ago and went from a black rendering to a much brighter one, but still had grays on the wood and carpet. Looks like I need to play with the setting on my video card to improve the rendering. By the way, may computer is a laptop that is 9 years old running Windows 7. Still works like a champ as I maximized the technology when I purchased it to give me longevity on the performance. That has seemed to help, but perhaps I'm running onto limitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 You might check to make sure Pro is using the correct video hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCCCcc Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 Here is what I am seeing on HD Pro 2016 on my computer. https://youtu.be/VbeLjAjJ5nc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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