Just Make sure you are rendering using MentalRay

Just because it’s so much better

Here’s a sample of Vray V.s MentalRay

Just Export your model and render using AutoCAD ShowCase

1. Step 1

   Open your part in AutoCAD.

   

2. Step 2

   Choose line tool.

   

3. Step 3

   Make a line below your part.

   

4. Step 4

   Change the UCS so the line can be extruded in horizontal plane.

   

5. Step 5

   Under surfaces tab choose extrude and extrude it making the floor. Adjust it using Move gizmo.

   

6. Step 6

   Now go to render tab. We have to adjust some of the setting before rendering. First of all full shadows.

   

7. Step 7

   Now turn on the Sun for realistic shadows. Under material texture turn material texture on.

   

8. Step 8

   Adjust the time of the Sun.

   

9. Step 9

   Open material browser from render tab and apply floor tile material to the surface.

   

10. Step 10

    Apply plastic material to the body or whatever.

    

11. Step 11

    Adjust the model.

    

12. Step 12

    Now click on the arrow below the render button. Choose the setting of the rendering and then click render button.

    

13. Step 13

    The render window will open up and the rendering will start.

    

14. Step 14

    Here is my final result. Looks Good!

Original Post: https://grabcad.com/tutorials/how-to-render-in-autocad