topic Re: How to create water ? in Visualization

How to create water ?

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 13:54:24 GMT

I want to make some kind of a fountain. How can i do that?

I did a little bit of a search, but all i have found was this topic wich ends, with the conclusion to buy a book and find out, how to make a water. Or this topic wich ends with some Rock tool, and does not explains, how to make a water.

Re: How to create water ?

Ingolf — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:09:02 GMT

Hello Nedostizni!

Take a look on this thread. Maybe it can help you!

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=13014&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0

Re: How to create water ?

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:38:40 GMT

You can make decent pool with water in it with AC, but don't rely on it for fountains!

Re: How to create water ?

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:02:45 GMT

thanks for the tips both of you.
Ingolf, the fountain is beautiful.

Kliment, it seems the default pool that goes with the Archicad 12 has, uses one of tho water materials from the Materials section. I am not impressed with both of those waters.

Is there any way i could make a water (this time without the fountain, just water) to look better? A better water texture? Wich one? Or some trick maybe?

Re: How to create water ?

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:00:18 GMT

nedostizni wrote:

Is there any way i could make a water (this time without the fountain, just water) to look better? A better water texture? Wich one? Or some trick maybe?

any help please. The default pool object from the Libraryand its water texture, are not so real. Any better way of getting the water effect (witout the fountain, just water)?

Re: How to create water ?

Dwight — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:41:45 GMT

water water everywhere but not a drop to drink unless you are carrying your MEC water filter

Re: How to create water ?

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:36:23 GMT

Thanks for the help Dwight. You realy are a superstar of this community.
Whenever i look, there are your tips, tricks and advices. Nice work, keep it that way. Thanks once again.

Re: How to create water ?

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:02:56 GMT

Here's a few free textures you could play with:

http://www.objectsonline.com/product_info.php?products_id=5232

There's 41 JPEGs in the collection.

Re: How to create water ?

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:36:55 GMT

Thanks for the files Samovar, the same goes for you as for Dwight - great people, for great community. Keep it that way, the world is a better place because of the individuals like you.

Cheers.

Re: How to create water ?

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:10:30 GMT

The easiest way to make water, in any rendering application, is this: make a new material, make it 80-90% transparent, add reflection and add bump. There it is!

Or just apply bump to a glass material!

Re: How to create water ?

Dwight — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:22:28 GMT

However, to do the easy thing would be to ignore a LightWorks fundamental: Eroded transparency, allowing some clear views through the surface and some reflections, emulating waves.

See this setting:
enough, already, this got solved in 2005.

Re: How to create water ?

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:29:10 GMT

Thanks for the tip Kliment. Can you tell me how can i do that in Lightworks engine, as i found it the best. I have duplicated the Glass blue for example, and then in the Trancparency category, there are so many options (None, Eroded, Plain, Plain Coveraged). At wich of these options i need to set the trancaprency 80-90% ?

Also i can`t seem to find that "bump". Where is it? I have found some "Bump Mapping" check box at the Alpha channel option, but thats in Internal engine, and i want to work with Lightworks.

Thanks for the help, and sorry for disturbance, i an only a Archicad begginer.

Re: How to create water ?

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:12:07 GMT

Sorry for the late reply, nedostizni!
Open the LW rendering engine, in the settings choose "Displacement", then "Rough". Yhe othe r settings are quite simple - some reflectance and some transparency.

Re: How to create water ?

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:44:46 GMT

I wonder if LW is a good choice for the rendering of a final project .
Do you use LW for the basic text of a certain texture ?
I'm not good at LW , however , I found Artlantis is easy to handle.
I'm confused of whether LW can provide a good&realistic redering for a scheme.