Transparent objects in interior elevations

[Anonymous]

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.

 

 

[Lingwisyer · Accepted solution]

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.

[Anonymous]

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

[gdford]

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.

[adibe099]

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?

[Barry Kelly · Accepted solution]

You haven't overridden the surface.

Barry.

[Laszlo Nagy · Accepted solution]

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.

 

[adibe099]

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