Introduction & examples

The general workflow using NDunes follows the following pattern:

• Preparing external data to input in NDunes.
• Automatic generation and adjustment of the scene. This includes nature elements (landscape with terrain and vegetation) and artificial elements (cities with human-made buildings and roads).
• Manual editing of the generated scene (including adding project specific objects).
• Animating (cameras, objects).
• Exporting deliverables, which includes images, 360 images and videos.

The following guide will show you how to set up and generate, step by step, a fully functional NDunes scene with an integrated solar project.

In each step there are a set amount of tools we will be using :

• For automatic generation of the scene, we will use the Blueprints.
• For satellite preparation, we will use the Atlases and The sun tool.
• For automatic scene adjustment, we will use the Wizard.
• For animating, we will use the Scene curves and the The timeline.
• For exporting deliverables, we will use cameras (Controlling the camera) and the Batch rendering.

To make it easier for you to follow along this workflow, we made a dedicated solar project situated in France which we will use.

You can download the sample scene here : Sample data

To import the scene, you will need to click on "File" --> "Import Scene Archive" and then load the .zip file.

Here are images of the project that we will be creating following this workflow:

Base workflow

External data