topic Re: Building Surface settings in Documentation

Building Surface settings

dhnguyen — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:14:22 GMT

I wanted to have a lap siding building surface material with 12" increment, ArchiCAD doesn't have that default material so I created a new "surface" where I chose the 12 vectorial hatching line. However, I can't get the horizontal lines to show up on my surface material, please see attached for the image.

Thanks.

Re: Building Surface settings

Lingwisyer — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 01:17:51 GMT

That will only show in 3D when using the vectorial engine or when you render with vector hatching enabled. You cannot use the Siding material?

Ling.

Re: Building Surface settings

David Maudlin — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:07:25 GMT

DNguyen:

If you want the siding to show when the 3D Window is set to OpenGL, you will need to add a Texture to the Surface settings. From your screen shot, take a look at the Roof Surface you are using as an example.

David

Re: Building Surface settings

dhnguyen — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 21:08:26 GMT

The default building materials only give me wood siding options with 6" exposure. I want a custom one where I can make it 1ft instead. If i try to create a new building material, there is no option for me to change 6" to 1ft.

Lingwisyer wrote:
That will only show in 3D when using the vectorial engine or when you render with vector hatching enabled. You cannot use the Siding material?

Ling.

Re: Building Surface settings

dhnguyen — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 21:10:37 GMT

Thanks for your response, it sounds like i need to create a texture with the specific 1ft increment for it to show up

David wrote:
DNguyen:

If you want the siding to show when the 3D Window is set to OpenGL, you will need to add a Texture to the Surface settings. From your screen shot, take a look at the Roof Surface you are using as an example.

David

Re: Building Surface settings

David Maudlin — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 14:06:18 GMT

dhnguyen wrote:
Thanks for your response, it sounds like i need to create a texture with the specific 1ft increment for it to show up

You may not need to create a new texture, just use the Size inputs in the Texture section of the Surfaces dialog box to resize the texture. So if the current texture is set to 6", increase it to 1'-0".

David

Re: Building Surface settings

Lingwisyer — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 01:40:02 GMT

Doubling the vertical size will also increase the seam size which may not be desirable. It should be a relatively easy photoshop job to erase every second seam.

Ling.

Re: Building Surface settings

dhnguyen — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:44:16 GMT

Could you please show me a screen shot of where this option is? Is it available in ArchiCAD 18?

David wrote:

dhnguyen wrote:
Thanks for your response, it sounds like i need to create a texture with the specific 1ft increment for it to show up
You may not need to create a new texture, just use the Size inputs in the Texture section of the Surfaces dialog box to resize the texture. So if the current texture is set to 6", increase it to 1'-0".

David

Re: Building Surface settings

Barry Kelly — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:50:55 GMT

dhnguyen wrote:
Could you please show me a screen shot of where this option is? Is it available in ArchiCAD 18?

David wrote:

dhnguyen wrote:
Thanks for your response, it sounds like i need to create a texture with the specific 1ft increment for it to show up
You may not need to create a new texture, just use the Size inputs in the Texture section of the Surfaces dialog box to resize the texture. So if the current texture is set to 6", increase it to 1'-0".

David

It is the bottom section of the surfaces dialogue that you showed in your first post.

Barry.

Re: Building Surface settings

dhnguyen — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:37:02 GMT

I see, I got it now, thank you!