topic Re: surface painter not working on roof edge in Visualization

surface painter not working on roof edge

Dave Brach — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:20:39 GMT

I a trying to use the surface painter to turn a roof edge from gray to white. For some reason it will not work on the roof edge. I can click on any other surface and turn it white but not the roof edge.

Re: surface painter not working on roof edge

Ricardo Lopez — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:27:18 GMT

Hi @Dave Brach

Try using Custom Edge Settings:

Clic on the roof edge.
Pet Palette appears.
Clic on Surface and choose from dropping list.

Re: surface painter not working on roof edge

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:29:25 GMT

Which version are you using?

It works for me in Ac28.

Re: surface painter not working on roof edge

Dave Brach — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:32:56 GMT

Hi this is happening to me again. See attached video. Ricardo, thank you for the suggestion but I'm referring specifically to the surface painter tool.

Re: surface painter not working on roof edge

Ricardo Lopez — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:31:07 GMT

Hi @Dave Brach

You are right. I've done my own tests too with roof and shell tools (see the video below). If you split the roof planes the surface painter tool doesn't work on the edges but you can apply the surface using override surface for each invididual edge or for all of them, if you wish.

Re: surface painter not working on roof edge

Laszlo Nagy — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:53:27 GMT

I believe this is a bug that the Surface Painter does not work on edges of Single-Plane Roofs that wer created by converting Complex Roofs into Single-Plane Roofs. (Even if it works by setting the Surface override in the Settings Dialog.) I have now tried it in Ac29, and the bug is prevsent there as well.

Could you guys report this bug to your local resellers?