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Transparent objects in interior elevations

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:39:33 GMT

Hello!
Is there any way to make 'object' fills transparent in 2D interior elevation views?

Goal is to see bathroom tile layouts + an outline of sink, bathtub etc. It seems to work in plan view, but not in elevation. Can't seem to get it working with override settings or elevation view settings. Attached some screenshots.

Re: Transparent objects in interior elevations

Lingwisyer — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 01:21:19 GMT

Elevations use the 3D properties of an object, so you could try overriding the materials of your fixtures to be air or something similar.

Ling.

Re: Transparent objects in interior elevations

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:36:10 GMT

Alright! I had tried with glass before, which didn't make it fully transparent. But now, with ''air'' it works perfectly. Thank you.

Re: Transparent objects in interior elevations

gdford — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:40:48 GMT

There is a more elegant way to do this using Graphic Overrides.

First, make sure your interior elevation settings have the "Transparent" checkbox checked.
Then build a Graphic Override that has all settings turned off and the "Surface" checkbox checked. Then set the Surface to "Air"
You can use all the filters to include/exclude items affected as usual.

In the example below the millwork has been excluded and is not transparent, while the equipment has turned transparent to see the outlets behind the equipment.

Re: Transparent objects in interior elevations

adibe099 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:41:34 GMT

gdford - I like the idea of using the Graphic Overrides instead of changing the object's actual fill type. However, when I created a new GO Rule, my furniture still isn't transparent (see attached images). Any ideas?

Re: Transparent objects in interior elevations

Barry Kelly — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:34:13 GMT

You haven't overridden the surface.

Barry.

Re: Transparent objects in interior elevations

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:07:49 GMT

Barry beat me to it, but let me explain it in more detail anyway.

In an Elevation, you see the generated side view of a 3D element. Those "lines and fills" are not a 2D representations of those furniture elements; they are 3D edges and surfaces. Therefore, it is not the fill background you need to override; you need to override the Surface of the element to be transparent. The below image shows a solution: use the RGB color option for Surface override for Uncut Surfaces, set the color to White, and set Transmittance to 100.

Re: Transparent objects in interior elevations

adibe099 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:54:11 GMT

Aha! Thank you both - that fixed the issue. And thank you Laszlo for the explanation, very helpful.