topic Re: ball rendering in Visualization

ball rendering

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 10:41:34 GMT

How to make ball object? I couldn't find any tool to make ball in ArchiCAD. I want to make a discal mirror ball. also want to make a ball lamp which fill up lots hole to let the light go through. Is anyone can teach me how to make this model?

Re: ball rendering

Dwight — Sat, 14 Aug 2004 14:49:06 GMT

Use a sphere for your mirror ball - turn the resolution down to approximate facets.

Knocking out some facets with the Solid Element Operation will work for the lamp.

Re: ball rendering

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Aug 2004 01:24:52 GMT

Dwight:
the problem is I couldn't find sphere tool in tool bar. Can you tell me which tool that I can use to make sphere? Thank youu so much for all of your help.

Re: ball rendering

Dwight — Sun, 15 Aug 2004 01:46:33 GMT

It is an object - look in the Special Constructions folder in the library. or search for Sphere.

Re: ball rendering

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Aug 2004 02:00:49 GMT

I see. Thank you so much! :lol:

Re: ball rendering

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Aug 2004 04:11:46 GMT

Thank you so much. I finially find the object.. one more question.
In 3D studio software, it can adjest the material have reflection to make the material look like mirror. Is ArchiCAD have same function? When I try to create my own mirror. I couldn't find the similer function bottom.

Re: ball rendering

Dwight — Sun, 15 Aug 2004 04:50:11 GMT

ArchiCAD's long obsolete phong renderer cannot calculate mirror reflections.

Tough.

Artlantis.
Or back to 3Ds with the ArchiCAD model. A good strategy in any event if you want top quality rendering.

Re: ball rendering

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Aug 2004 10:17:29 GMT

I see. thank you

Re: ball rendering

Djordje — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:07:57 GMT

ashley wrote:
I see. thank you

Some training with Dwight will definitely help you ... or at least reading his book.

Re: ball rendering

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:34:39 GMT

it is really helpful. Can you tell me the book titile, so I can go to buy that book. Thank you!
I learn a lot to ask question here. everyone is so helpful.

Re: ball rendering

Dwight — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 21:11:28 GMT

"Illustration In ArchiCAD."

Like, who needs to have imagination for a book title?

But not the next book, coming this fall, that vastly expands the capacity of the ArchiCAD user in illustrating work. That book will have an imaginative title like "Two hundred (more-or-less) things you need to know to make money from ArchiCAD images while your clients are busy chasing their eyeballs fallen out in wonder at your splendid visions"

Now that's imaginative, putting "money" in the title. Can anyone suggest how to get the word "sex" in there, too?

Perhaps I should shorten the title to "ArchiCAD Sex." Look out, woman in red dress object.

Re: ball rendering

David Pacifico — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 03:50:45 GMT

"ArchiCAD, Sex, Lies, and Money with Illustrations"

Re: ball rendering

Dwight — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 04:44:29 GMT

That would be one way to do it.

Yup.