topic Re: I need to make a screened wall... suggestions? in Modeling

I need to make a screened wall... suggestions?

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 07:10:55 GMT

I'm creating a screened in outside deck. But I can't find anywhere to make it. Any help?

Re: I need to make a screened wall... suggestions?

fuzzytnth3 — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:57:03 GMT

Make a Complex Profile (the horizontal battens are a simple complex profile in this example)

Or use a library object. The image below is of a simple object made following David Nicholson Cole's GDL Cookbook.

Re: I need to make a screened wall... suggestions?

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 11:03:03 GMT

Thanks for that. But I'm referring to like a bug screen. Very small mesh.

Re: I need to make a screened wall... suggestions?

fuzzytnth3 — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 11:27:32 GMT

MROBINSO3 wrote:
Thanks for that. But I'm referring to like a bug screen. Very small mesh.

I would do that as a wall and apply a texture that uses an alpha channel to create the holes in 3d and for 2d sections / elevs I would link the surface material to a 2d fill that looks like the mesh you are after

Re: I need to make a screened wall... suggestions?

David Maudlin — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:25:31 GMT

MROBINSO3 wrote:
Thanks for that. But I'm referring to like a bug screen. Very small mesh.

For this I duplicated the glass material and altered its color and transparency to be similar to a screen material. I wouldn't use an alpha channel texture, the holes are too small. I place simple window openings in a wall, and assign the screen material to the "glass" of the openings to create the screen porch walls. Then as fuzzytnth3 suggests, use a vectorial fill for elevations.

You should add a Signature to your Profile (click the Profile button near the top of this page) with your ArchiCAD version and operating system (see mine for an example) for more accurate help in this forum.

David

Re: I need to make a screened wall... suggestions?

Rick Thompson — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:50:32 GMT

Rather than try to describe how I make screen, I'll post screens shots. This is in 17, but 16 etc is similar. I use a dedicated composite. Make sure you have transparency selected in 3D. I place post with a beam at the top, and a rail at the bottom, then run the screen like any other wall.

Re: I need to make a screened wall... suggestions?

Rick Thompson — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:58:03 GMT

Sorry, I should have used the internal engine for the rendering... but you do get a shade difference with OpenGL too.