topic Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera in Modeling

Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

HelenE — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:22:07 GMT

Hello! I was told by a colleague that with 3ds Max you can program a camera to show or hide specific elements. Is this something that can be done with Archicad? So I don't have to do so many layer combinations for each view of the building. Thank you.

Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

jfaugustine — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:39:33 GMT

This may help in your situation. I will do the following when there are elements I want to omit from the view. I will set up and save a view. Then select "all" and then deselect the elements to exclude. I may repeat that several times until all of the intended items are removed from the view. Afterward, the view is resaved with the current selection, check "Redefine Image Settings with current".

Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

SenecaDesignLLC — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:26:21 GMT

What is the end goal?

When you say each view are you doing color or siding options?

Or building options?

Pinning items to a renovation filter works well, though you will only ever see them in that filter.

Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:21:13 GMT

My trick for this is to open the 3D View with the elements you want and set the viewpoint.

Once that is done then save it as a 3D Document.

When you want to render that particular view got to the saved 3D View and select - Open Source View and that should open the 3D Window with your "saved" settings.

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You will be trading a lot of Layer Sets for a lot of Saved 3D Views

Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

HelenE — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:35:18 GMT

Hi! Thank you for your reply! How do you select the items to exclude? (without new layer combinations). In my case it's certain trees that I don't want to be visible in one of the cameras I've set up but visible in other cameras..

Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

HelenE — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:36:22 GMT

Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

HelenE — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:37:58 GMT

Hello! Thanks for the idea, I will try it! I'm trying to hide certain trees from some cameras but I want them visible in other ones. I posted a picture above.

Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

HelenE — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:46:25 GMT

Hi thank you for your reply! Basically you are suggesting I create layers (for the hidden trees in my case) and layer combinations for each camera? I'm sorry I didn't understand 🙂

Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

Barry Kelly — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:15:10 GMT

You don't select the items you want to exclude.

You select the items (in 3D) that you want to show then 'Show selection in 3D' to hide those bits you have not selected.

So basically in open a 3D window that shows everything.

Then 'select all' and start to de-select what you don't want to see.

Now 'Show selected in 3D' and those bits you didn't select will be hidden.

Now you update or save you 3D view.

That is the old way.

In 25 you can now select what you want to hide, right mouse click and 'hide selection' - much easier.

Then again save or update your 3D view.

The view will remember what you had showing next time you open it.

Barry.

Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

hevi — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:40:29 GMT

@Barry Kelly wrote:
That is the old way.
In 25 you can now select what you want to hide, right mouse click and 'hide selection' - much easier.
Then again save or update your 3D view.

The view will remember what you had showing next time you open it.

To this it should be noted that you don't hide the selection but show the inverse of the selection with the effect that nothing added to the model after the View is saved will be shown. So if you add something that you want shown in the View you have to reset by Show All, redo the Hide Selection and Redefine.

Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:52:46 GMT

Not necessarily, save 3D Views only consider the items shown when they were created so you don't need to create new layer sets. You have options to achieve your goal so now you have to figure out which works the best for you.

Re: Hiding specific objects from a particular camera

HelenE — Fri, 06 May 2022 07:38:45 GMT

Thank you all very much!