I am a novice when it comes to 3D modeling and rendering and stuff. Now I have following question:
As far as I am concerned rendering a 3D model is only taking a realistic picture of the model (creating an image).
Now, what do I need to do/learn if I want to render a 3D object so I can use it in a 3D game? Am I right, that I could not use a renderer for my issue because rendering only means "creating an image"?
The simple answer is the object that was created in the 3d program is 'modelled' in 3d and then textured. Once this has occurred you can simply export the 'model' into any game engine using either .obj or .fbx format this is simply saving the model to the correct type, some might require Y-Up or Z-Up depending on the 3d engine. There is no rendering to occur when going to a 3d engine however you will probably 'bake' light sources on the textures, thereby creating a 'baked texture map'