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BIM Q&A | How to Create Realistic Outdoor Night Scenes in 3ds Max

This article is sourced from the WeChat official account: 3DMax Tutorial Resources.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

Final result.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

Step-by-step tutorial:

1. Open your model and set the rendering size as shown below.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

2. Configure a linear workflow as demonstrated below.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

3. Select the rendering engine using Glow Map combined with the BF algorithm, as illustrated.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

4. Enter the appropriate memory settings as shown below.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

5. Add render elements as shown.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

6. From a top view, create ambient lighting. Apply an HDR texture to the light source as illustrated.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

7. Adjust the ambient light parameters as shown below.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

8. Modify the glass material on the shop’s rooftop, as demonstrated.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

9. Glass texture preview from the rendering view.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

10. Isolate the lower-level shops by performing separation operations as shown.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

11. Duplicate and apply modifiers to the separated glass elements.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

12. Assign lighting materials to the glass as demonstrated below.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

13. The outer facade of the ground floor shops features glass material with low reflection, as shown.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

Create a floodlight to establish a warm atmosphere, as depicted.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

Exclude textures from the shops as shown below.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

16. Evaluate the light scattering effect as shown.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

17. Add sheet lights inside the glass layers above each floor of the shops, as illustrated.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

The rendering creates the impression that someone is working inside, as shown below.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

19. Add roadside trees to the scene as shown.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

20. Isolate the ground area and add umbrella seating in front of the shops, then render as depicted.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

Fine-tune the ground material to simulate a wet, rainy surface, as shown in the rendering.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

22. Review the rendering, add additional details, and render as shown.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

23. Add a lane and render accordingly.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

24. Add lane markings as shown.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

25. After arranging the scene, enable motion blur as demonstrated.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

26. The final production result is rendered as shown below.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

27. Use the 3ds Max color palette to add color tones, then render as shown.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

28. Final rendering as shown below.

BIM Q&A | How does 3DMax render night scenes? 3DMax Outdoor Night Scene Production Method

This concludes today’s tutorial. Thank you for reading!

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