RENDER READY IMAGES Revit 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637
RENDER READY IMAGES INTRO Artlink_121_multi_10x10.jpg style name single tile 2 x 2 color number installation method 4 tiles 4 x 4 image scale (feet) 25 tiles 10 x 10 It s easier than ever to create realistic modular carpet simulations. With our render ready carpet tile images, the days of scanning carpet tile for photoshop simulations are gone. We ve done much of the heavy lifting for you so that you can focus on designing, not rendering. Our optimized images are light balanced, color corrected and sized to scale. All images are processed at 150 dpi and available in a number of recommended installations. All you have to do is place them into your renderings to simulate the look of our product in your space. 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 2
Placing Render Ready Images As a Decal in Revit 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 3
1 Save Render Ready image from mohawkgroup.com 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 4
2a Choose Decal in Revit 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 5
2b Click on the new Decal icon in Revit 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 6
2c Edit the name according to style 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 7
2d Edit image source 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 8
2e Import downloaded render ready image as image source 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 9
12f Click OK to complete new Decal 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 10
3 Place Decal into floor plan (Decals must be placed on a surface) 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 11
4 Adjust dimensions of decal according to installation dimensions (reference filename) 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 12
5 Copy and paste tile(s) to finish project installation 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 13
Placing Render Ready Images As a Finish Material in Revit 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 14
1 Save Render Ready image from mohawkgroup.com 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 15
2 Create a new floor in your Revit project 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 16
2a With the floor selected, choose the edit type button in the properties tab 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 17
2b Choose duplicate to create a new floor type 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 18
2c Rename the new floor to match the image file name REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS RENAME NEW FLOOR ACCORDING TO MOHAWK PRODUCT AND INSTALLATION (EX. Mohawk_Tile_Analogue_QT_8x8 ) 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 19
2d With the Type Properties open, choose Edit REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS WITH TYPE PROPERTIES OPEN, CHOOSE EDIT 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 20
3a Choose Insert to create a new Finish Material REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS CHOOSE INSERT TO CREATE A NEW FINISH MATERIAL 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 21
3b Move the new Finish Layer up to layer 1 REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS MOVE NEW FINISH LAYER UP TO LAYER 1 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 22
3c Change thickness of Finish Material to 1/4 and Structure Material accordingly to 11 3/4 REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS CHANGE THICKNESS OF FINISH MATERIAL TO ¼ AND STRUCTURE MATERIAL ACCORDINGLY TO 11 ¾ 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 23
3d Select the <by category> button to edit the new Finish Material REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS SELECT THE <BY CATEGORY> BUTTON TO EDIT THE NEW FINISH MATERIAL 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 24
4a With the Material Browser open, right-click Carpet and choose Duplicate REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS WITH MATERIAL BROWSER OPEN, RIGHT-CLICK CARPET TO DUPLICATE MATERIAL FOR A NEW MOHAWK CARPET MATERIAL 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 25
4b Select the duplicate carpet material and rename according to product name REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS SELECT THE NEW MOHAWK CARPET MATERIAL AND RENAME ACCORDING TO PRODUCT 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 26
4c Select the Appearance tab under new material REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS SELECT THE APPEARANCE TAB UNDER THE NEW MATERIAL 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 27
4d Select the image source link and replace the image with the Render Ready image REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS SELECT THE IMAGE SOURCE LINK AND REPLACE THE IMAGE WITH THE SPECIFIED MOHAWK CARPET TILE 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 28
5a Double-click the image of the carpet tile to open the Texture Editor REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS DOUBLE-CLICK THE IMAGE OF THE MOHAWK CARPET TILE TO OPEN THE TEXTURE EDITOR 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 29
5b Scale the image according to the size referenced in the file name REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS SCALE THE IMAGE ACCORDING TO INSTALLATION METHOD (EX. 8 X 8 FOR QUARTER TURN INSTALLATION) 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 30
5c Make sure bump is checked to create visual texture in renderings REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS TO CREATE VISUAL TEXTURE IN PROJECT RENDERINGS, MAKE SURE BUMP IS CHECKED 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 31
6 Now you are able to edit the floor boundary (set visual style to realistic if you are unable to see carpet) REVIT: CREATING A FLOOR WITH MOHAWK PRODUCTS NOW YOU RE ABLE TO EDIT THE FLOOR BOUNDARY NOTE: IF UNABLE TO SEE TILES ON FLOOR, SET VISUAL STYLE TO REALISTIC 2014 Mohawk Group www.mohawkgroup.com 800.554.6637 32