topic Re: Custom window reveal materials in Libraries & objects

Custom window reveal materials

JohnJay — Wed, 24 May 2023 07:46:16 GMT

I've made some custom windows but when I place them and assign, say, a 30mm reveal, the reveal material doesn't match the exterior/interior wall materials as with the standard windows

Is there a setting I've missed or is this a limitation?

If limitation, is there a (reasonable) workaround?

Re: Custom window reveal materials

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:55:22 GMT

Can you post a screenshot of the exact situation?

Re: Custom window reveal materials

Lingwisyer — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 02:42:21 GMT

As far as I know, the reveal for a basic WALLHOLE will be a uniform material throughout. If you wish to have a seperate interior to exterior material, you will need to add a WALLNICHE to the exterior and / or interior side of your window which requests the relevant surface depending on how much control you want.

Attached is an object I was playing around with. It applies the surfaces to PRISMs within the WALLHOLE but you can just apply them to WALLNICHEs with less hassel...

Ling.

IF gs_wall_mat = "Interior" then SET MATERIAL WALL_MAT_A ELSE IF gs_wall_mat = "Side" then SET MATERIAL WALL_MAT_EDGE ELSE SET MATERIAL WALL_MAT_B endIF endIF WallNiche 4, 1, 2, 0, 0, 1, -WIDO_SILL, 0, plinth_h, 15, A, plinth_h, 15, A, B, 15, 0, B, 1 IF gs_wall_mat = "Wrap" then SET MATERIAL WALL_MAT_A endIF If WIDO_SILL <= 0 then WallHole 4, 2, 0, 0, 15, A, 0, 15, A, B, 15, 0, B, 1 endIF WallNiche 4, 1, 2, 0, 0, 1, WALL_THICKNESS, 0, 0, 15, A, 0, 15, A, B, 15, 0, B, 1

Re: Custom window reveal materials

JohnJay — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:57:13 GMT

Thanks guys

Luckily the client went with rectangular windows so I won't be needing custom windows any more in this project

For future reference though, @Lingwisyer I'm not sure what you mean

I created a custom window in the normal way except I made a 'wallniche' mesh in addition to the 'wallhole' mesh but there's no change to the reveal (still takes the material from the wall side)

How do I use the code you posted?