topic Re: Achieving Pigmented concrete finish in Visualization

Achieving Pigmented concrete finish

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 10:56:28 GMT

Hi,

I'm relatively new to Archicad 12 and have a question I wondered if anyone could help me with.

For a current scheme I'm working on, I want to achieve a pigmented concrete colour. I'd basically like to know how to go about this if possible. I presume I'd retain the poured concrete texture and then alter the colour?

Many thanks in advance.

Re: Achieving Pigmented concrete finish

Karl Ottenstein — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:44:50 GMT

Quick and dirty solution:

Material Settings dialog (Options > Attributes), find the concrete that you want to use, Duplicate it for your new version, couble click the color swatch for Surface color and pick the tint.

Switch from Internal Engine to Lightworks and click the Match with Internal Engine button. (This copies everything, but particularly it copies the Internal Engine surface color to the Lightworks Base Colour). OK out.

Karl

Re: Achieving Pigmented concrete finish

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:56:01 GMT

Thanks very much Karl! Works a treat. The only other thing I'd like to do is to apply the tint to the external face of the concrete. Rather like Gigon Guyer did with the signal switching box in Switzerland. The inside is a regular poured concrete colour.

Have attached to this post I think?

Re: Achieving Pigmented concrete finish

andrewzarb — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:43:01 GMT

Are you sure that building is not clad with Cor-Ten steel?

Re: Achieving Pigmented concrete finish

Dwight — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:43:44 GMT

Attempting a complex surface like that suggest making gigantic texture image where the variability of the rust/orange and the material pattern are developed in a photo editor.