You can create new render materials, light studios, foregrounds, backgrounds, scenery, and other rendering entities in the Creo Elements/Direct Rendering Module. Create one from scratch or based on an existing entity. You can also customize the organization of your rendering entities by creating new directories.
The material, light, and scene entities that come with the Creo Elements/Direct Rendering Module are read-only and cannot be edited. You may only edit copies of out-of-the-box entities.
To create a new entity,
1. Navigate to the tab in the Rendering Browser that contains the type of entity you wish to create.
2. If you wish, create a new folder to hold your new entity:
◦ Right-click the folder in which you want to place the new folder, and select New Entity > New Directory.
◦ Right-click New Directory and select Rename.
◦ Type a new name for your folder and press the ENTER key.
3. Right-click the folder in which you want to place the new entity, and select New Entity.
4. Click the choice that reflects the entity you wish to create (New Material, New Background, etc.).
5. In the dialog, double-click the type of entity you wish to create.
6. Right-click the new entity and select Edit.
7. Explore the tabs and menus within and adjust the settings as desired. Mouse over settings to display explanations of their functions.
8. Close the dialog to save the settings.
9. Right-click the new entity and select Rename.
10. Type a new name for the new entity, then press the ENTER key.
New lights must belong to a Light Studio.
To create a new entity based on an existing one,
1. Navigate to the tab in the Rendering Browser that contains the entity on which you wish to base a new entity.
2. Right-click the entity and select Copy and Edit. The Edit dialog opens.
3. Explore the tabs and menus within and adjust the settings as desired. Mouse over settings to display explanations of their functions. Note that changes to settings may not be cancelled later using the Undo command.
4. Close the dialog to save the settings.
5. Right-click the newly created entity and click Regenerate Image to update the thumbnail image displayed in the Rendering browser.
User-defined entities can be relocated to other folders by dragging and dropping.
Configure the Editor Level in Rendering Settings to display more or fewer adjustable properties.
