More Realistic Construction Fill

[Anonymous]

Can anyone suggest a way to make a concrete floor slab look more like concrete than the lightweight concrete fill that is available in AC9? It would seem to me (an AC newbie) that you can make a more realistic rendering than the regular and repeating pattern that result from the standard fill pallette.

Thanks for the help!

[Anonymous]

I hate it when I do a bit more work after I ask a question. Anyway, I now know a bit about the difference between bitmap and vector fill. Still, does anyone know a better way? Again, thanks

[__archiben]

there is an autocad fill that i find typically comes in with consultant DWGs that has a reasonably good concrete symbol fill. search for it in the attributes of a DWG file and transfer it across to your own project/template. i think it's called something like "CONC...." followed by lots of numbers and letters. there is no bitmap preview for it either - it appears as though it's a blank square.

if you still can't find it, send me a PM and when i next get my laptop online i'll email you a PLA . . .

or are you actually talking about visualisation rather than drawing 'fills'? if so, use the lightworks rendering engine and make your own 'procedural' concrete surface - take a look in the manual for the process and play to your heart's content!

HTH
~/archiben

[Anonymous]

You can draw lines and arcs, copy them to clipboard (ctrl-c), and open either line or fill types dialog box. Select add new (symbol) and paste (ctr-v) your drawing into new line or fill type that fills your needs.

More about that on page 124, AC9 reference guide.