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Architectural Visualization in Unreal Engine 5

By : Ludovico Palmeri
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Architectural Visualization in Unreal Engine 5

By: Ludovico Palmeri

Overview of this book

If you excel at creating beautiful architectural renderings offline, but face challenges replicating the same quality in real time, this book will show you how the versatile Unreal Engine 5 enables such transformations effortlessly. While UE5 is widely popular, existing online training resources can be overwhelming and often lack a focus on Architectural visualization. This comprehensive guide is designed for individuals managing tight deadlines, striving for photorealism, and handling typical client revisions inherent to architectural visualization. The book starts with an introduction to UE5 and its capabilities, as well as the basic concepts and principles of architectural visualization. You’ll then progress to essential topics such as setting up a project, modeling and texturing 3D assets, lighting and materials, and post-processing effects. Along the way, you’ll find practical tips, best practices, and hands-on exercises to develop your skills by applying what you learn. By the end of this UE5 book, you'll have acquired the skills to confidently create high-quality architectural visualizations in Unreal Engine and become proficient in building an architectural interior scene in UE5 to produce professional still images.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: Building the Scene
6
Part 2: Illuminating and Materializing the Scene
12
Part 3: Completing the Scene
16
Part 4: Rendering the Scene
Appendix:Substrate Materials

Setting Up Cameras

Let’s unleash the director or photographer within us and discover how to use cameras in Unreal Engine! When it comes to architectural visualization, we’re delving into the realm of beautifully composed shots and, by extension, the wise use of cameras. Similar to the real world, capturing a stunning picture with a camera demands a blend of technical and artistic skills, which is especially crucial in architectural visualization.

Unlike movies, where subjects are often standard-sized, in architectural visualization, our subjects are large, tall, and wide, making perspective distortion a crucial factor to consider. Photographing architectural structures and buildings requires not only a keen eye but also technical expertise: selecting the right format, angle, and lens, along with mastering exposure, plays a vital role. Photographers and artists understand this very well, and as virtual photographers within Unreal, we need to thoroughly acquaint ourselves...