Realistic Display and Rendering You can use RealView and Ambient Occlusion to add realism to your models without rendering. You can use PhotoView 360 within SOLIDWORKS or Visualize, a standalone suite of tools, to produce photo-realistic renderings of your models. Contents RealView RealView gives models a realistic and dynamic representation without the need to render. If your graphics card is RealView-compatible, RealView is enabled by default. Ambient Occlusion Ambient occlusion is a global lighting method that adds realism to models by controlling the attenuation of ambient light due to occluded areas. Rendering with PhotoView 360 PhotoView 360 is a SOLIDWORKS add-in that produces photo-realistic renderings of SOLIDWORKS models. The rendered image incorporates the appearances, lighting, scene, and decals included with the model. PhotoView 360 is available with SOLIDWORKS Professional or SOLIDWORKS Premium. Rendering with Visualize SOLIDWORKS Visualize products (formerly known as Bunkspeed) provide a suite of standalone software tools that combine industry-leading rendering capabilities with design-oriented features and workflows for designers, engineers, marketers, and other content creators. You can import SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk Alias®, Rhino®, SketchUp®, 3ds Max®, and other CAD formats to create compelling, highly realistic content. Parent topicModel Display Related concepts Appearances Displaying Model Information Cameras Decals Scenes Lighting Walk-through Overview Snapshots Managing File References Solar Access Studies