This written piece is for anyone who's new to DesignCAD's 3D solid modeling.

The first thing folks often want to see when working in 3D is a "rendering" that looks like the real thing so they get an idea of what their work will look like. Some will start looking for the "Render" command at this time. Maybe even searching for this feature name in Help.

Tip: It's all about SHADING. Find the SHADING command in the Tools menu. If you want a texture applied then use the Texture Mapping command.

Also, background color can play a big role in the shaded appearance. Sometimes a darker background than the default white can improve the looks of a shaded image, depending of course on what color your shaded objects are.

Use the f8 key. it is the quick key to render. Then select the shading you want.

Serious into shading/rendering a design? Try using a third party rendering program. NuGraf uses the .dxf output from DesignCAD and works very well.

This tricycle was designed in DesignCAD and rendered in Nugraf.