topic Re: Using Different Materials On A Section of Wall in Modeling

Using Different Materials On A Section of Wall

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 06:31:19 GMT

Hi Friends,

I am just wondering how is it possible to get a different building material finish on one piece of wall. Say I have a grey cement cladding wall, but I wish to show a selected few of the claddings in a different color. I want to show this on elevations and 3D, how could I achieve this.

Help is always appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Andy

Re: Using Different Materials On A Section of Wall

Barry Kelly — Fri, 12 May 2017 09:11:11 GMT

I am sure there is a wall accessory add-on that might help.
Don't ask me for specific names but I recall a tiling add-on that might do it.

Personally I would either just add a thin wall or maybe a beam or column (remember elements will try to automatically trim each other).

Or actually build it with different wall panels - so split the wall next to the window then stack 3 walls on top of each other at the heights you want and change the surface of the one in the middle.

When in doubt use the old motto - Model it as it is built.
They would be separate claddings on the front.
It would be too much trouble to add a separate cladding on the front (although this is what than add-on would do).
So rather than modelling the inside and outside of the wall separately just split and stack the walls where you want different finishes.
You can either override the surface or you could use a completely different composite with the same internal skins but a different external skin - then if you are not overriding the surfaces and you have your Building Materials set up correctly it will all be automated for you.

Barry.

Re: Using Different Materials On A Section of Wall

Anonymous — Fri, 12 May 2017 14:11:52 GMT

And also a complex profile will work there, you just have to select the wall and in the complex profile dialog click on capture which will do complex profile from the wall composite and then just modify the exterior skin to the desire result.

Re: Using Different Materials On A Section of Wall

Anonymous — Mon, 15 May 2017 06:39:13 GMT

Barry wrote:
I am sure there is a wall accessory add-on that might help.
Don't ask me for specific names but I recall a tiling add-on that might do it.

Personally I would either just add a thin wall or maybe a beam or column (remember elements will try to automatically trim each other).

Or actually build it with different wall panels - so split the wall next to the window then stack 3 walls on top of each other at the heights you want and change the surface of the one in the middle.

When in doubt use the old motto - Model it as it is built.
They would be separate claddings on the front.
It would be too much trouble to add a separate cladding on the front (although this is what than add-on would do).
So rather than modelling the inside and outside of the wall separately just split and stack the walls where you want different finishes.
You can either override the surface or you could use a completely different composite with the same internal skins but a different external skin - then if you are not overriding the surfaces and you have your Building Materials set up correctly it will all be automated for you.

Barry.

Hi Barry, thanks for the advice, I think searching for an add-on is a bit troublesome, so what I did was just to create a complex profile wall with the desired material in the middle, then drew another wall next to it, it seems to work fine on plans and elevations and 3D so far.

Cheers!
thanks for always getting back!

Re: Using Different Materials On A Section of Wall

Anonymous — Mon, 15 May 2017 06:40:45 GMT

arqrivas wrote:
And also a complex profile will work there, you just have to select the wall and in the complex profile dialog click on capture which will do complex profile from the wall composite and then just modify the exterior skin to the desire result.

Hi Argrivas , thanks for getting back! I modeled 2 walls with complex profiles on one, then the other staying the same. seems to work!

Cheers.

Re: Using Different Materials On A Section of Wall

Barry Kelly — Mon, 15 May 2017 07:51:28 GMT

thinky0099 wrote:
Hi Barry, thanks for the advice, I think searching for an add-on is a bit troublesome, so what I did was just to create a complex profile wall with the desired material in the middle, then drew another wall next to it, it seems to work fine on plans and elevations and 3D so far.

Cheers!
thanks for always getting back!

Not a problem.
I always forget about complex profile walls.
This is much better than stacking 3 walls on top of each other.
I am still a bit old school sometimes and this is what we did before complex profiles.

Barry.

Re: Using Different Materials On A Section of Wall

Anonymous — Mon, 15 May 2017 23:35:18 GMT

Barry wrote:
thinky0099 wrote:
Hi Barry, thanks for the advice, I think searching for an add-on is a bit troublesome, so what I did was just to create a complex profile wall with the desired material in the middle, then drew another wall next to it, it seems to work fine on plans and elevations and 3D so far.

Cheers!
thanks for always getting back!
Not a problem.
I always forget about complex profile walls.
This is much better than stacking 3 walls on top of each other.
I am still a bit old school sometimes and this is what we did before complex profiles.

Barry.

Hi Barry, that's what I would've tried to do as well if I had not watched a few tutorials on complex profiles and got to know it a bit.

Cheers,
Andy