topic Re: Curved Billboard? in Modeling

Curved Billboard?

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 05:14:11 GMT

I intend to cover the facade of my structure with vines. This facade is curved. Finding or creating a 3d model is very difficult at this point therefore i opted to use a vine png. With this png I intend to use the billboards feature to place them into archicad. Is it possible to curve the billboards to achieve the desired look. Any alternative would be welcomed. Thanks.

Re: Curved Billboard?

Erwin Edel — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 07:43:40 GMT

Use a curved wall, object or morph and set it up with a new surface material with the texture applied to it. Allign the texture so it fits nicely.

Re: Curved Billboard?

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:46:58 GMT

Thanks

Re: Curved Billboard?

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 19:29:36 GMT

The standard Archicad Hedge object has a "bended" setting (I think that means "curved"). This would create lots of polygons though.

Re: Curved Billboard?

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 19:33:32 GMT

...And the Hedge #1591 object from Cadimage's objects (not sure if its free to download or for Select members only) can be curved in plan AND along its length vertically.

Re: Curved Billboard?

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 22:55:04 GMT

Thanks @s2art. If I'd like to have a vine with flowers all id have to do is change the hedge's surface to one with flowers?

Re: Curved Billboard?

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 23:05:31 GMT

Both of these hedge objects are made up of individual leaves. If you made the leaf diameter quite large and used a surface material with a leafy image with flowers, and transparency where there is no leaf, you could get good results with not too many polygons