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Interior Detailing
Two types of interior component details will be added. The first is contextual detail for the 
building exterior. When the building is viewed from an exterior view, the windows will allow 
a view into the interior. Adding a minimal amount of component detail provides an important 
backdrop and context for the building.
The second type is detailing relative to a given interior scene, in this case, a cafe bar. The 
goal is to create a specific interior design scene for rendering. The context interior detail is 
leveraged and built upon to create a realistic interior scene for rendering.
After the interior of the building is accessible, the contextual interior detailing can be 
added (Fig. 35.12 through Fig. 35.16).
Fig. 35.11: 
The building 
layer and all its details 
are toggled off. The 
site and interior ground 
plane and their associ-
ated textures remain 
visible. Different floor-
ing textures are added 
to the interior model, 
delineating the different 
surfaces.

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Fig. 35.12: 
FormFonts and 3D Warehouse component details (table with chairs and seating) to be used for creating 
contextual and detailed interior settings
Fig. 35.13: 
A new interior background layer is created. The contextual interior component details 
will be inserted onto this layer.

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Fig. 35.15: 
The interior context detail is visible through the building windows. Once rendered, both the interior walls 
and furnishings will help provide context to enhance the overall building and site exterior renders.