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Textures...how to

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 10:57:34 GMT

This is my first project in archicad, I would appreciate if someone would take a look at it and tell me what can I do to improve it. I used original rendering provided with archicad. Still the ceiling looks a bit to dark, and I don't quite understand working with created textures(not the existing ones, those are quite easy). For example, the stone part on the walls is not what I originally wanted, but it was the best I could do. Stone was supposed to be much smaller, in mosaic kind of style. Thanks.

Re: Textures...how to

David Maudlin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:01:39 GMT

Incursori wrote:
For example, the stone part on the walls is not what I originally wanted, but it was the best I could do. Stone was supposed to be much smaller, in mosaic kind of style.

Incursori:

In the Materials dialog box, Internal Engine > Textures, set the size of the texture as desired, then switch to Lightworks Rendering Engine > Textures and click on the "Match with Internal Engine" button. This is the easiest way to set the texture size.

You should add a Signature to your Profile (click the Profile button near the top of this page) with your ArchiCAD version and operating system (see mine for an example) for more accurate help in this forum.

David

Re: Textures...how to

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:47:48 GMT

Thanks a lot.

Re: Textures...how to

Dwight — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:26:32 GMT

In the"LightWorks in Archicad" book, it addresses using general light to actually illuminate the scene and use your lamps as low powered "props."

No light is white - make light yellow or golden.

Try to compose a scene in this room that captivates the eye and tell us something about the space.

Your surfaces are too slick - add roughness.

Re: Textures...how to

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:59:10 GMT

Dwight wrote:
In the"LightWorks in Archicad" book, it addresses using general light to actually illuminate the scene and use your lamps as low powered "props."

No light is white - make light yellow or golden.

Try to compose a scene in this room that captivates the eye and tell us something about the space.

Your surfaces are too slick - add roughness.

Dwight,

Do you have to change the settings of all your materials to get the effect you want first or does the rendering engine do it?

Rick

Re: Textures...how to

Dwight — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:02:52 GMT

In this case, any material with glare on it is too shiny and doesn't interact properly with light.

All materials need individual assignment of even 1,1,1,1 in the displacement Roughness shader

Re: Textures...how to

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:10:22 GMT

Totally lost me on that. Where is that setting?

Rick

Re: Textures...how to

Dwight — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:28:21 GMT

This would be in the LightWorks Material Dialog.

Re: Textures...how to

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:35:47 GMT

This?

Re: Textures...how to

Dwight — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:37:49 GMT

If you stumble around in there long enough you'll find the Displacement Class Shader "rough"

This is why i wrote the book, eh?

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Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:39:05 GMT

Dwight wrote:
If you stumble around in there long enough you'll find the Displacement Class Shader "rough"

This is why i wrote the book, eh?

No doubt!!!

Re: Textures...how to

Dwight — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:44:14 GMT

Finding it a cryptic nightmare, then?

Re: Textures...how to

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:50:40 GMT

Pretty much.

I changed one material (Paint-Whitewash) to 1,1,1,1 and got something awful looking.

Re: Textures...how to

Dwight — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:26:17 GMT

How bad is it?

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Dwight — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:58:33 GMT

oops. I am rusty:
.01, .01, 1,1

Re: Textures...how to

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:45:00 GMT

I thought it might be something like that when I saw the default numbers. I'll get back to you when I try those out.