topic Re: Glass parapet comes out black in Visualization

Glass parapet comes out black

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 11:56:02 GMT

Because the black glass parapet comes out, I tried to put lights behind it, but I can't make it transparent? Thank you

Re: Glass parapet comes out black

Christophe Fortineau — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 09:25:57 GMT

Hello Giovannino60,

Dis you check CineRender surface parameters ?

Re: Glass parapet comes out black

Lingwisyer — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:20:18 GMT

If the material assigned is transparent in the CineRender settings, increase the Ray Depth in the render settings?

Ling.

What should I change in the settings?

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 20:33:10 GMT

What should I change in the settings?
The parapet I chose is the one attached to the image.
Thank you

Re: Glass parapet comes out black

Lingwisyer — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 02:16:02 GMT

https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=69229&p=307876&hilit=ray+depth#p307876

Re: Glass parapet comes out black

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 04:20:40 GMT

In the parapet object I don't see the glass material, so I don't understand how I have to do to change the glass parameter? Thank you

Re: Glass parapet comes out black

Barry Kelly — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 05:32:38 GMT

Giovannino60 wrote:
In the parapet object I don't see the glass material, so I don't understand how I have to do to change the glass parameter? Thank you

Open the section for 'Panel Component Settings' and then go to the '3D Representaion' page.
There you can set the materials.

Barry.

Re: Glass parapet comes out black

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 07:18:38 GMT

I read the EF-05 glass settings, now I have to find the glass settings, but where can I find them? Thank you

Re: Glass parapet comes out black

Barry Kelly — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:41:28 GMT

Giovannino60 wrote:
I read the EF-05 glass settings, now I have to find the glass settings, but where can I find them? Thank you

If you have changed the glass materiel in the railing settings and it is still coming out black, then use a different materiel or go into the surface settings and check the settings for that particular material.
The OpenGL surface settings are what you will se in 3D in Archicad.
The Cinerender settings are what you will see when you do a render.
They can be completely different to each other so you should check both if you are doing renderings.

Barry.

Re: Glass parapet comes out black

Carstenem — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 21:02:58 GMT

This is because your ray depth, reflection depth and ray threshold settings are to low. You are looking through a glass window to a glass handrail. Cinerender simply is not calculating enough depth. Change the settings to the below in screen capture.