Background trees and Skies from HDRi image.

Lots of people are getting good results using HDRi backgrounds for trees, skies, buildings and even interiors of buildings.

There is a Rotation setting on HDRi skies and backgrounds which lets you rotate the HDRi. But it can require multiple steps to get the right rotation to match your model - since you often have to rotate the HDRI, re-render, view the result, and repeat until you get what you want.

Rich has added a new feature to IRender nXt and created a new video: Rotating HDRi which make this much easier. You just drag the background with your mouse until you see what you want - then re-render to get the full effects of illumination, rotation, etc.

Give it a look! Watch Video !

Download the latest version of IRender nXt to try it out.

We have added foreground images as well as HDRi backgrounds to our Image Layer Wizard . This feature is still in "Beta Test", but try it out if you get a chance.

1. Download the latest version from Downloads
2. Choose the new Layers set up tab, or Layer Wizard from the foreground or background tabs.

We are planning a new video in a couple of weeks with more information on how to use the new Layer Wizard.

• See: Image Layer Wizard

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