{"id":59689,"date":"2020-04-06T08:45:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T12:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=59689"},"modified":"2021-06-30T07:36:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T11:36:02","slug":"the-art-of-rendering-realistic-glass-rhino-v-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/tools\/the-art-of-rendering-realistic-glass-rhino-v-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Rendering: How to Render Realistic Glass Using Rhino and V-Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This article was written in collaboration with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archihacks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archi Hacks<\/a>, an online resource for architects and students.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Picking up from the previous Art of Rendering articles, this article will walk you through creating realistic glass in rendering. The steps include some key insights that are applicable to making other objects look realistic, so make sure to read all the way though!<\/p>\n<p>As per the usual, we\u2019ll be using Rhino as our 3D software of choice, but you can follow along with any program that supports V-Ray as its rendering engine.<\/p>\n<p>You can download assets used here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaosgroup.com\/vray\/rhino?utm_campaign=V-Ray-for-Rhino-Resource-2020-h1-Architizer&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=architizer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">V-Ray<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gumroad.com\/archihacks#ItXSE\">3D People<\/a> (optional)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gumroad.com\/archihacks#PpMno\">3D Trees<\/a> (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rendering Realistic Glass | Rhino + V-ray Tutorial\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P1JAS8DiRYo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>1. Here\u2019s an overview of our example scene: a simple pavilion with trees in front of it:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59704 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Create a single plane as the enclosure of the pavilion. This will represent the glass.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59700 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. As for the thickness of the glass, we\u2019ll be referencing real dimensions from manufacturer\u2019s drawings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59703 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass5-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Use \u2018ExtrudeSrf\u2019 command to add thickness to the plane. In our case, 3\/16\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59695 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass6-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass6-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. In V-Ray Asset Manager, locate the default glass from the material library. Then drag and drop the item onto our scene materials palette.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59701 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Make sure that your glazing object is selected, and apply material to selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59702 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass4-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7. Below is the result with a single pane of glass.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59696 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass7-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass7-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass7-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8. As you may have noticed, modern window frames usually come in multiple layers of glasses, which creates the subtle double reflection effect. Second glazing is simply a copy of the first, spaced apart by \u215d\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59697 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass8-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass8-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass8-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>9. In order to simulate individual panes of glass and mullions between, we\u2019ll scale our window to about 5ft.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59698 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass9-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass9-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass9-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>10. We\u2019ll array them along the facade with a small gap in between.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59699 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass10-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass10-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass10-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass10-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>11. Final result gets pretty close to real life!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59694 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass11-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass11-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass11-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass11-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass11-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/realistic-glass11-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNfL0P1MAXpM8pQEM9jqZAw\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archi Hacks<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNfL0P1MAXpM8pQEM9jqZAw\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/archi.hacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> for future content. 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