Auto Image

Image Tab

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Auto Image
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Settings

  • Autosave Image every few passes - if XXX is greater than 0, then a copy of your rendering will be saved after each XXX passes. (The image is saved in the folder used in the Image name below. The default is "My Docments\IRender")
  • Image name - Specifies the name to use for the image.
Auto Image is a feature in IRender nXt which will automatically save an image of your rendering when it is complete. This is useful, because it you start a rendering in the background, and inadvertently close SketchUp without realizing that the rendering is complete, then the rendering will be lost. Auto Image can be used to automatically save the image on disk when it is completed.
  • Use Auto Image - turns on the use of Auto Image
If you check Auto Image, then an image is automatically saved whenever you complete a rendering.

Image Format

Note PNG can either be normal or transparent.
Note: JPEG can contain non visible comments to record your rendering settings at the time that you save the image.


Image Settings

You can choose to:
  • always use (and overwrite) the same image name,
  • always use (and overwrite) a name based on the name of your model
  • create a unique name each time you render.
  • Automatically name image - Uses the current drawing name for the image name.
  • Make name unique - If the image name already exists, this setting will create a new unique name for the image. This allows you to enable auto-image and have copies of all your renderings automatically saved on the disk.


Action when Auto Image saved

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  • Notify when done - Loads a dialog when the rendering is complete.
  • Launch imagewhen done - Launches the image in a paint program when done.
  • Close Window - Close the rendering application when done.


JPEG Images


JPEG images

JPEG Image Quality - set quality for JPEG images (vs compression)
Move very close to the right for best results.
Recommend the highest quality setting (default).
Always add comments after saving image
You will be prompted for comments to save with the JPEG image.
Edit/Query - load a JPEG image to view or edit precious comments.

See also