topic Re: Surfaces - how to adjust/modify their properties to get a different (lighter) surface in Visualization

Surfaces - how to adjust/modify their properties to get a different (lighter) surface

rob2218 — Thu, 11 May 2023 10:48:07 GMT

I need to adjust/create a new/duplicate a surface texture similar to one in the LCF file in Archicad 22.

How?
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Re: Surfaces - how to adjust/modify their properties to get a different (lighter) surface

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 20:01:42 GMT

You could try opening the Attribute Manager and extract the surface to an .att file and then import it with another name. Then look if it is embedded with the file. Didn't try it, but I think it could do the trick.
Hope that helps.

Re: Surfaces - how to adjust/modify their properties to get a different (lighter) surface

Barry Kelly — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 01:07:38 GMT

If that doesn't work, then you will have to extract (expand/unzip) the LCF.
FILE menu > Libraries & Objects > Extract a Container.

Then you can find the individual files.

Barry.

Re: Surfaces - how to adjust/modify their properties to get a different (lighter) surface

rob2218 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 02:37:45 GMT

do you "extract" "unzip" the container file from within/thru Archicad?
Cause I'm not sure you unzip an LCF file? No?

Also..when you "extract" the LCF, it wont trash the original LCF will it?

Re: Surfaces - how to adjust/modify their properties to get a different (lighter) surface

rob2218 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 02:44:36 GMT

Barry...so I just extracted the "Surface" LCF into a folder so I can pluck the texture, modify it and bring it into Archicad but....the file is a "Library Part File"? not a JPG or TIFF. How the heck do I modify a "Library Part File"? What kind of photoeditor modifys a library part file?

thanks

Re: Surfaces - how to adjust/modify their properties to get a different (lighter) surface

Barry Kelly — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:24:02 GMT

If it is the Archicad surface catalogue, then you should find a folder for textures.

The GSM (library parts) are for creating new surfaces in the surface settings.
The "new from catalogue" command gets all of the settings from these GSM files.

Barry.

Re: Surfaces - how to adjust/modify their properties to get a different (lighter) surface

James B — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:17:08 GMT

From the Load Image from Library dialogue, click on the Library Manager button (next to Add).
Then you need to find the image from the library - need to find the same path.
Select it in the Library Manager, and in the bottom right hard corner, there's an icon to export the image.
I think that's easier.

Re: Surfaces - how to adjust/modify their properties to get a different (lighter) surface

rob2218 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:20:43 GMT

Wow!....thanks for the tips guys!
seriously.
I hope yer bosses at your companies are paying you your worth in BIM help......if you need me to, I'll make sure to let them know!