3D shading to 2D

[Anonymous]

Working in ArchiCad 10 I created a 3D view in the shading mode. I marquee the 3D view, copy and paste the view onto the 2D window. For some unknown reason the fills of the 3D view are always empty.

I have all the preferences on the "3D windows setting" correct. I've been doing this for years without a problem. The 3D image always maintained the shadows and transperancy when copied onto the the 2D window. Now the fills translate empty.

Very frustrating. Is there a preference I'm not aware of.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[__archiben]

JAB wrote:
Very frustrating. Is there a preference I'm not aware of.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

MVO's?

are your model view options set to hide one or all of the various fill types?

~/archiben

[Link]

Ben's probably nailed it. Depending on your 3D Window settings and the way you copied the content, copied shadows can come through to the floor plan as drafting fills with no contours. So if your MVOC is set to Draftings Fills: Contours Only, the will appear to disappear.

But also be sure that when you are copying your marquee from the 3D window, you have the Construction Elements and Shadows set to show their Polygons (and edges if you want them, but this depends on how you've set your contours in the 3D window settings), under the 'Elements to Copy' section of the Copy... dialog. Maybe it was set to None or Edges Only, and you missed it?

Cheers,
Link.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Ben and Link for your prompt reply,

I opened the Model View Option under custom, I checked the box for "Show Cover Fill Contours Only" and we're back in business. I've using ArchiCad for 14 years and didn't know that dialogue box existed.

Thanks again,

JAB

[Laszlo Nagy]

JAB wrote:
Thanks Ben and Link for your prompt reply,

I opened the Model View Option under custom, I checked the box for "Show Cover Fill Contours Only" and we're back in business. I've using ArchiCad for 14 years and didn't know that dialogue box existed.

Thanks again,

JAB

Don't be too hard on yourself.
Cover Fills exist as such only since AC9.

[__archiben]

JAB wrote:
I opened the Model View Option under custom, I checked the box for "Show Cover Fill Contours Only"

you unchecked the box, right? if you had checked it, the fills would still be empty . . .

~/archiben

[Link]

And are you sure it was the cover fills - not the drafting fills?

Cheers,
Link.