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Question: how to write on a wall?

Anonymous
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Hi, I have a question with ArchiCAD 12 walls:

is it possible to create a writing on the wall?

I would like to have a writing, like a neon sign, on a wall for viewing in 3D and render. Nothing "special" just a plain simple letters attached to a wall (in metal) with an illumination behind them.

I hope you understood what I am talking about, since my architectural english isn't quite good (yet, but hopefully this will change).

Thank you in advance.
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Anonymous
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Dwight wrote:
Wonderful!
The usual problem with this effect is that the light is too strong.
How do you contain the light?


Here is a neon solution in LightWorks that could be a backlite, too.

i didnt do anything special. I created scene in archicad, export it to sketchup,assign materials. Backplane of text is emmisive material and text is 5 cm far away from wall.
Click render and this is it.
Dwight why dont u try to use some accurate render cos u loose a lot of time trying to achive good results in low end renders. I think that u could create beautifull renders in vray or maxwell cos of yours overall knowledge.
Anonymous
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NeckoFromSarajevo wrote:
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hello will u please send me neon text sample archicad material file so i can use it directly.
Laszlo Nagy
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roxybhai wrote:
NeckoFromSarajevo wrote:
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hello will u please send me neon text sample archicad material file so i can use it directly
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