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Hotlink Wall Color/Material override

KB arch design
Participant

Hello everyone,

 

I'm looking for a solution for modifying the color/material of the exterior wall of a Hotlink within the host file. To elaborate, I am using the same Hotlink (townhome) multiple times within my file, but I need a distinct exterior wall material/color for each Hotlink. Can I change the material individually for each copy of the hotlink?

 

Is there a way to do this?  Or do you have some alternative solution to show different materials for each hotlink?

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Barry Kelly
Moderator

I haven't tried this.

But I would try setting up a Graphic Override rule.

Each hotlink should have its own unique 'master ID'.

The criteria would need to be something like this I think ...

 

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Then set the surface override you want.

 

Barry.

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Thank you! I'm trying to do this, but do you know, where can I find the master ID  of each hotlink? 

Sorry for the delay in reply - I have been on vacation.

 

Right click on anything in the module and choose 'Hotlink Selection Settings'.

 

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If you did not give it a master ID when you placed it, then you can give it one now.

 

Barry.

One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
i7-10700 @ 2.9Ghz, 32GB ram, GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11
KB arch design
Participant

Perfect, thank you! I will try this