topic Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section in Visualization

How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 12:37:04 GMT

Hi,

I'd like to add sky to my elevations and sections whilst retaining the setting I'ce already chosen as shown in the screenshot below.

My section has quite a few curved elements which means that taking the drawing into photoshop to add a sky would be very time consuming and not that neat.

Is there a way that I can add a sky 'behind' my buildings etc. I've tried placing a custom picture but it doesn't show up in section as a image.

Thank You

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Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Anonymous — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:54:08 GMT

Are you trying for photorealistic sky images?

If not, you could just use a fill with a light blue to white gradient and then send it to the back.

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Anonymous — Fri, 20 May 2011 02:05:55 GMT

Is this the sort of thing you're after? Figure tool.

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Erwin Edel — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:35:11 GMT

You can place images with the figure tool (as pointed out by stuart) or you could use a gradient fill if you prefer to stay more in keeping with linedrawing style. Just send it to the background (bring to front/send to back) to drop it behind the lines and fills.

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Anonymous — Fri, 20 May 2011 14:59:34 GMT

s2art wrote:
Is this the sort of thing you're after? Figure tool.

That's exactly what I would like to achieve!

One thing is that in your example, the materials are coloured. I would prefer my sections not to be coloured at all... Attached is an elevation which is also un-colored but I would still like the sky to be in place.

Also, the sections are at 1:200 and once printer are of a length 1800mm... How would I get a sky that larger?

Thank You Very much, sky in drawings never work out but I think you've just provided a good answer!

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EDIT: I've just re-dead your post and tested the figure tool out. It works so well . Still going back to my question, would a google search be the answer to find sky images at such scale?

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Stress Co_ — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:29:24 GMT

NStocks wrote:
Still going back to my question, would a google search be the answer to find sky images at such scale?

Check your ArchiCAD Library folder for a "[Blmg] background Images" folder. There may be something there that would work.

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Anonymous — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:57:26 GMT

Another thing that is kind of required in sections/elevations is the placement of trees, people, cars etc. (real images, not photo generated as they look better, unless it's a close-up perspective in which case you would trees etc, to be rendered).

Other students typically take their autoCAD or Sketchup drawings straight into photoshop and place such images in that way. Could I speed things up by not having to re-open the drawing in photoshop, but rather use the figure tool and place images in? Is that what the figure tool is designed for? Unless you are generating trees etc. would you just use the figure tool too?

Thank You

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Anonymous — Sun, 22 May 2011 20:59:18 GMT

If you have a single tree image with a white background, try the Transparent option within the figure tool. Alpha channel mask may be required but give it a go.

EDIT: Tested - it works, tree brought to front, Transparent checked in Figure Tool settings.

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Anonymous — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:25:51 GMT

Create an Image Fill to use in sections/elevations (set dimensions of selected image to suit your requirements), place and use Display Order to send 'behind' other elements.

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 07:47:35 GMT

Aloha Stuart,
I want to create colored, shaded elevations like the ones that you show in this discussion. Can you give me a quick rundown of the elevation settings as well as the wall, column, roof, window settings so I can get started playing with colored elevations.
I also want to use these settings to create colored interior elevations so I can show my clients wall, finish and trim colors.
Thank you,
John

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

vfrontiers — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:32:47 GMT

You could always go ALL RENDERING with text overlay!

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:48:52 GMT

vfrontiers wrote:
You could always go ALL RENDERING with text overlay!

Please explain. Can you give me some steps or setting to achieve this look.
Thank you,
John

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

vfrontiers — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:29:37 GMT

For that particular elevation....

1. Model in AC
2. In ARTLantis, create Rendered Elevation by adding trees / cars / sky / materials, etc.
3. Render at a fairly high resolution...
4. Back in AC, create same elevation so you can Stretch Rendering to proper size.
5. Place rendered elevation in AC, and size to match..
6. Add notes, dims, etc and adjust FRONT to BACK to hide what you need hide and show what needs to be shown.

I used WHITE text and notes as the colors were intense enough to have the white show thru better than black.

I've also done the same technique, but left the AC LINEWORK for the elevation showing on top. Looks more cartoony but it's effective.

Obviously this is a presentation technique and would require some effort to keep re-rendering as changes are made... There is no real LIVE LINK...

Re: How to place a sky in Elevation/section

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:08:33 GMT

johncassel wrote:
Aloha Stuart,
I want to create colored, shaded elevations like the ones that you show in this discussion. Can you give me a quick rundown of the elevation settings as well as the wall, column, roof, window settings so I can get started playing with colored elevations.
I also want to use these settings to create colored interior elevations so I can show my clients wall, finish and trim colors.
Thank you,
John

Kia Ora John

In the Section or Elevation settings under the Model Display tab set Uncut Elements > Fill Uncut Surfaces With: "Own material colour" (either shaded or unshaded depending on your requirements) and check the Vectorial 3D Hatching box to show fills which are assigned to each material (eg. vertical or horizontal lines for weatherboards / siding or corrugated roofing). Quick, automatic and always up to date.

Below is an Interior Elevation with "Own material colour (shaded)" which shows changes in wall plane reasonably well (right hand side).

Note that the images I used earlier were from the model window, and the orange linework would be darker black lines in my layouts by using different pen sets for model and layout views.

HTH