topic Re: Hotlink Surfaces in Modeling

Hotlink Surfaces

drh64 — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:46:26 GMT

I have walls linked to a larger model with composites for the materials/surfaces. I cannot get the correct material to show in the master model as they are in the hotlink. The siding material will not show and it is greyed out. What am I missing here???

Re: Hotlink Surfaces

David Maudlin — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:58:12 GMT

Daniel:

I don't know how the Hotlink might affect this, but in your screen shot the Outside Face Surface button is not active, so ArchiCAD is using the Surface (old Material) assigned under Building Materials for that side of the wall. If you activate the Outside Face Surface button then you should be able to Override Surface to assign any Surface (old Material) to that side of the wall.

HTH,

David

Re: Hotlink Surfaces

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 20:58:15 GMT

"Outside Face Surface button is not active,"
I was not aware of being able to deactivate one of the 3 choices.
How does that happen?

Re: Hotlink Surfaces

David Maudlin — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 13:06:36 GMT

3d4draww:

As you can see in Daniel's screen shot (Model panel), the 2nd and 3rd Override Surface buttons are depressed, so a custom Surface (old Material) can be assigned. The 1st button is not, so the wall is using the Surface assigned to the Wall's Building Material (new attribute), which is the exterior Building Material of the Wall's Composite Structure. It will take some time for users to understand the use and consequences of this new attribute.

David

Re: Hotlink Surfaces

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 21:29:41 GMT

Ahhh,
Must be a 17 thing?, which I've not loaded yet.

Re: Hotlink Surfaces

David Maudlin — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:32:19 GMT

3d4draww wrote:
Must be a 17 thing?

Yes.

David

Re: Hotlink Surfaces

drh64 — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:19:31 GMT

Thanks David. I'm getting the hang of this now. All of the material and surfaces is a lot different to get accustomed to but well worth it...!

Re: Hotlink Surfaces

David Maudlin — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:16:31 GMT

drh64 wrote:
All of the material and surfaces is a lot different to get accustomed to but well worth it...!

Yes, it took some time to get my head around the new concept, but now I wouldn't want to go back.

David

Re: Hotlink Surfaces

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 21:03:05 GMT

It is funny, that there is no new materials/surfaces and archicad is using total nonsence surfaces for building materials...