topic Re: Bitmap fills in Modeling

Bitmap fills

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 15:48:11 GMT

How to set a bitmap fill to a slab at any floor plan?

Re: Bitmap fills

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:19:26 GMT

Select the Slab and check the Cover Fill checkbox in the Info Box or Settings Dialog. Then you can set the type, pen etc. of the Cover Fill.

Bitmap is a global setting and can be toggled (ON/OFF) by the View\On-Screen View Options\Vectorial Hatching menu item.

Re: Bitmap fills

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:28:11 GMT

thanks for the reply Laszlo.

Hm, maybe i have wrongly formulated my question. I want, to set a .bmp or .jpg or .gif (or any other picture format) to be a cover fill of a slab (in 2d - on every floor plan).

Select the Slab and check the Cover Fill checkbox in the Info Box or Settings Dialog. Then you can set the type, pen etc. of the Cover Fill.

I did this, but after that, i can only set a specific color for my color fill, not an image.

I haven`t tried this:

Bitmap is a global setting and can be toggled (ON/OFF) by the View\On-Screen View Options\Vectorial Hatching menu item.

Is that the solution of the problem? After turning that option ON, will that result in opening some other settings, that will enable me to add an image as a slab cover fill?

Sorry for disturbance, i know this sounds wierd, but i don`t have my own PC, so i have to work at my friends one. That`s why i can`t test the directions you gave me right now.

Re: Bitmap fills

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:50:43 GMT

OK, I get it now.
Image Fills is how they are called.
In AC12 Image Fills can be assigned to a Fill Element.
In AC13 Image Fills can be assigned as Cover Fills to Slabs, Meshes, Roofs, Zones.
So what you are looking for is available in AC13 only.

Re: Bitmap fills

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:33:57 GMT

ok, then the solution for me, is following (regarding to the fact that i have a Archicad 12):

After the creation of the slab, i need to make a new fill over it, and asign an image fill. Right?

I have done that, and when i enter to the fill settings dialog box, i set the "advanced settings" to "drafting fill". After that i can choose "Blue carpet, and Wood Parquet" from the drop box. But that`s it. There no other options to choose. How can i assign my own image file to the fill?

Re: Bitmap fills

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:52:49 GMT

You have to create a New Fill Type in the Fill Types Dialog and assign the desired image to it.

Re: Bitmap fills

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:13:39 GMT

Thanks mate.