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opaque glass for windows in 2d exterior elevations

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 11:56:47 GMT

Aloha,
Please tell me how I can make the glass opaque for windows in 2d exterior elevations so I do not see the interior walls behind the windows.
I used to know how to set this setting but now I've forgotten.
Thank you,
John

Re: opaque glass for windows in 2d exterior elevations

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:39:12 GMT

Once upon a time in a land known as borderline you could use the 3D window settings > Shading mode >"transparency" and that setting controlled transparency the 2d Elevations.

I checked just to make sure before sending this post, and it no longer works. ???

Snap

Re: opaque glass for windows in 2d exterior elevations

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:40:24 GMT

Aloha Snap,
Curiously I can get my Cadimage Door and Window Builder windows to opaque what is behind the windows by selecting a material that does not have transparent properties. In my case this is a material called Glass Blue instead of using Glass Clear.
Because I have not figured out how to control the 2D transparency of the ArchiCAD windows I'll use the windows that I create using Cadimage's Door and Window Builder. Besides that the Cadimage Door and Window tools seem to be much easier to use and work much better resident ArchiCAD Door and Window tools.
Aloha,
John

Re: opaque glass for windows in 2d exterior elevations

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:47:08 GMT

From AC11 the Transparency setting is controlled by the Elevation tool itself. See below.

Re: opaque glass for windows in 2d exterior elevations

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:09:55 GMT

Aloha Stuart,
Thanks for your reply. I tried unchecking the Transparency setting in the Elevation. The glass in the window is still transparent and the interior walls are still showing behind the glass.
Is there some other universal setting somewhere else that controls the transparency of elements in 2d sections and elevations?
Mahalo,
John

Re: opaque glass for windows in 2d exterior elevations

Srinivas — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:38:07 GMT

Hi John,

Did you tried redefining the view after removing the transparency option in the elevation tool.

Hope this helps.

Re: opaque glass for windows in 2d exterior elevations

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:32:54 GMT

Aloha Srinivas,
Thanks for your suggestion. I don't know where to Redefine the View but I did try Rebuild from Model after deselecting the Transparency option in the elevation's Model View Options and the walls inside of the windows were still visible.
This seems like a curious problem.
Thank you for the idea.
Aloha,
John

Re: opaque glass for windows in 2d exterior elevations

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:42:13 GMT

Aloha Stuart and Srinivas,
I tried changing the window type and the problem seems to have gone away. I even changed it back to the Bay Window that was giving me the problem in the first place and now even that window works. I guess it must have been an anomaly. Curious.
Thanks for your thoughts on those solutions.
Aloha,
John