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Transom material change? where?

rob2218
Enthusiast
see attached
basically have touched just about ALL the toggle buttons, radio buttons, pull-down arrows..etc...of this object and cant' see where I can change the 'surface' of the frame around the transom ONLY to a different material (in essence a different color)?

transom-surface-change.png
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
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rob2218
Enthusiast
oh and the door is a "D1 tramsom 17" type door. if that helps to resolve where I can change the color of the transom frame.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
rob2218
Enthusiast
by the way...here's the clients comment. Where or where is the parameter to change that transom's color???? material?
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
Eduardo Rolon
Moderator
Using AC17 with Library Updated it is controlled by the Leaf Surface Setting which by some reason you are missing from your door.
Do you have the latest library update for 17?
Eduardo Rolón AIA NCARB
AC27 US/INT -> AC08

Macbook Pro M1 Max 64GB ram, OS X 10.XX latest
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rob2218
Enthusiast
hummm.....I'll have to check the latest AC17 library updates...maybe that's the problem?
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
rob2218
Enthusiast
ok...so my AC17 Library is "up to date".
But here's something I had failed to mention.
The "door panel" is a "custom" door panel.
I had to create a "dutch type" door panel....though I don't see how/why the door panel being custom would affect the transom parameters?

Maybe I'm not allowed by the program to have a "custom door panel" where I can alter the transom above?
is that correct?
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
rob2218
Enthusiast
could the "custom door panel" have freaked out the parameters for the transom?? shouldn't have right? I mean..I can have a door panel that's custom yet the transom be from the D17 transom object?...No?
transom-door-material-issue-small.jpg
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
rob2218
Enthusiast
well....and here we have it!
it appears that I CAN NOT use a custom door panel without disturbing the parameters of the transom above in this object.
as soon as I changed the panel back to a stock panel selection that WAS NOT custom...those "leaf parameters" returned to my list of adjustable parameters......what a bummer.....seems I can't have my cake and eat it too...
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
Eduardo Rolon
Moderator
Just a thought:

• change panel to regular
• edit material
• change the panel back to custom

?

or just create a custom panel that includes the transom and then use the regular door?
Eduardo Rolón AIA NCARB
AC27 US/INT -> AC08

Macbook Pro M1 Max 64GB ram, OS X 10.XX latest
another Moderator

rob2218
Enthusiast
at this point sir.....I'm gonna try anything.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS