topic Re: How to extend Pen Sets in Modeling

How to extend Pen Sets

Paopao — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:22:43 GMT

Is there a way to have the Pantone colour sets available in Archicad?

thanks,
PP

Re: How to extend Pen Sets

Dwight — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:21:59 GMT

Not entirely.
But here's a converter.

http://goffgrafix.com/pantone-rgb-100.php

Re: How to extend Pen Sets

rocorona — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:00:24 GMT

And, obviously, you are only allowed to have at maximum of 255 colors per pen-set (so for any single view).

Re: How to extend Pen Sets

Paopao — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:37:04 GMT

I find it very frustrating. Graphisoft should broaden their "vision" and include some palettes which allow for more flexibility. Architects will be much happier! Future is in inclusion non exclusion

Re: How to extend Pen Sets

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:27:52 GMT

I agree - the 255 limitation is very 1980's.

Re: How to extend Pen Sets

rocorona — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:36:48 GMT

Pens are intended for the line drawings. I can't imagine a single linework needing more than 250 colors.
The Pantone series of colors are more likely useful for the exterior/interior painting and for furniture surfaces. This in accomplished by Materials, who's number is not limited.

Re: How to extend Pen Sets

Dwight — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:10:50 GMT

The Pantone color range provides subtle choices that exceed Archicad's ability to render. Don't waste your time trying for accuracy without studying the gamut of your printer and media.

Re: How to extend Pen Sets

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:42:35 GMT

rocorona wrote:
Pens are intended for the line drawings. I can't imagine a single linework needing more than 250 colors.
The Pantone series of colors are more likely useful for the exterior/interior painting and for furniture surfaces. This in accomplished by Materials, who's number is not limited.

The problem is that Archicad pens also include the line weight as part of the attribute (why?). If I need ten different line weights I use up 10 pen colors.
My argument is not that I need more than 255 colors, but why should the software impose that limitation?

Many years ago I used Microstation which had only 64 layers(!!) and 255 colors. All that changed over ten years ago.
I don't understand why we still have these restrictions.

Re: How to extend Pen Sets

Erwin Edel — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:31:07 GMT

If you explode a zone with fill category set to its color, you end up with a fill with RGB color. I have no idea how to get it from scratch though.

Re: How to extend Pen Sets

rocorona — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:47:52 GMT

Erwin wrote:
If you explode a zone with fill category set to its color, you end up with a fill with RGB color. I have no idea how to get it from scratch though.

not having a "pen number" that color is not associated to a line width, and can't be used for any other element (lines, walls, etc)