topic Re: Transparency in elevations and 3d in Modeling

Transparency in elevations and 3d

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:00:18 GMT

Is there a way I can make some windows and or elements transparent in elevation and 3d and others not.. I know I can do it globally in the elevation settings.. but I just want a selected couple transparent

Re: Transparency in elevations and 3d

Link — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:11:25 GMT

You'll need to put the elements on a layer that is set to wireframe. Check the third column in your Layer settings.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Transparency in elevations and 3d

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:18:36 GMT

But windows are not on a specific layer, Link. How would that work?

I would suggest using a non-transparent glass material on the windows you don't want to see through, and using the transparency setting in the elevation tool.

Re: Transparency in elevations and 3d

Link — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:26:20 GMT

Didn't see the windows. Yes, Stuart's approach is probably the best assuming for windows you didn't want to put them in bits of wall on a wireframe layer!

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Transparency in elevations and 3d

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:50:44 GMT

mision to change all teh windows glass. but probably the only way.. cheers

Re: Transparency in elevations and 3d

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:37:13 GMT

GeNOS wrote:
mision to change all teh windows glass. but probably the only way.. cheers

'find and select' is your friend here!
use the eyedropper after you've activated the F&S, and use parameters like elevation, name etc etc to get as close as poss in selecting max no. of windows that you need to change, then it should be less of a task to change the glass assigned material..

Re: Transparency in elevations and 3d

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:46:20 GMT

GeNOS wrote:
Is there a way I can make some windows and or elements transparent in elevation and 3d and others not..

You could also simply use solid fills with no edgeline in the elevations to make some windows appear solid where necessary. You would have to remember to adjust them manually if the window changes size though.

Re: Transparency in elevations and 3d

Djordje — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:32:30 GMT

Assign a material to the glass of the transparent ones that has the transparency. Assign the non transparent material, with otherwise the same properties as the transaprent glass, to the others. Keep the transparency on.

Re: Transparency in elevations and 3d

vfrontiers — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:49:25 GMT

While we're throwing stuff out there....

You could also create a layer for WINDOW BLOCKOUTS and place little slabs just behind the windows you want NOT TRANSPARENT. Use Layer Combos to toggle this layer on/off to your liking.

Trouble will be if you want some blocked out sometimes and transparent other times.

Re: Transparency in elevations and 3d

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:47:51 GMT

vfrontiers wrote:
While we're throwing stuff out there....

You could also create a layer for WINDOW BLOCKOUTS and place little slabs just behind the windows you want NOT TRANSPARENT. Use Layer Combos to toggle this layer on/off to your liking.

Trouble will be if you want some blocked out sometimes and transparent other times.

This is the best for what im trying to achive thanks