topic Re: Colorful detail in viewer in BIMx

Colorful detail in viewer

serg_panther — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:35:43 GMT

Hello

i have a model of frame home. In preview i have seen colorful - all detail is difference color, but when i opening - i will see common frame of the same color. How can i do different color like in preview?

i have only model, i am not a creator

look on shared files

first - what is when i opened

second - what i would to see, but it only a preciew

i am not professional, so explain please in detail

Re: Colorful detail in viewer

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:26:57 GMT

These are two separate 3D Views and both were included in the Publishing Set when the BIMx file was published from Archicad.

The first 3D View looks like it was generated as a monochrome model.

The second 3D View looks like

1. either the various types of wooden pieces were assigned different Surfaces or

2. Graphic Overrides were applied to them based on their structure type

Re: Colorful detail in viewer

serg_panther — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:59:32 GMT

thanks dear, but in settings in BimX i did not see this type viewing,,, there are 6 typeas only but no 1 dont get different surfaces.

show me please how can i get different color of everyone wood detail

Re: Colorful detail in viewer

Barry Kelly — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:13:23 GMT

Double click the other 3D model to see if that is the coloured one?

Otherwise any of these 3 options will show the material the model was saved with.

If you still don't have the true materials, then I think it was not saved with them.

Barry.

Re: Colorful detail in viewer

serg_panther — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:22:12 GMT

oh,,, so sorry.. i hoped that if in preview colorful - i can get it too,,, but if not saved - why preview looks colorful? who do it?

Re: Colorful detail in viewer

Barry Kelly — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:40:44 GMT

When you hover the mouse over that preview, it should say "Click to View".

If you click, the coloured model should open.

It is basically the same as double clicking the 3D models in the list.

Just clicking once in the list shows the preview at the bottom.

So double click the model name in the list or click once and then click on the preview.

That should get you what you see in the preview.

Barry.

Re: Colorful detail in viewer

serg_panther — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:16:03 GMT

yeah i did it but nothing colorful

colorful stay only like preview

Re: Colorful detail in viewer

Barry Kelly — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:32:35 GMT

I thought those previews were generated automatically from the 3D model.

You should get what you see.

I don't use BIMx all that much so can't be sure.

But if you open the built in demo hyper model, it seems to work as I have described.

Barry.

Re: Colorful detail in viewer

serg_panther — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:36:21 GMT

I have not anymore... i think it cuted with only this... so surry i have not other option((( thank for trying to help

Re: Colorful detail in viewer

Barry Kelly — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:43:40 GMT

If you open the app rather than opening a file, you should see the built-in demo model.

Barry.

Re: Colorful detail in viewer

serg_panther — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:55:50 GMT

yes, i see colorful demo model, but project that i buy i dont see in colorful mode, only in preview... i think because in not full project i am not sure

Re: Colorful detail in viewer

Zsolt Sarkadi — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:35:08 GMT

Hi Serg,

My educated guess is that your architect used Graphic Override to achieve those colourful beams, but during the exporting process (s)he didn't include them to the BIMx model.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ZQdED-pB4

The preview thumbnail and the actual picture differs because the thumbnail is generated during the export ("how Archicad sees it") but what you actually see within BIMx is real-time rendered by BIMx itself ("how BIMx sees it").

If you would like to see the colourful beams, unfortunately you have to contact to the person who exported them, and ask for another version which includes the Graphic Override.