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Dark glass and "dirty" walls

Anonymous
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Hello,
This is one of my first render in ArchiCAD and i've got 2 problems.
The first (in blue) is about my glass which appears sometimes really dark/black
The second (in red) is the wall which appears like dirty
Could someone tell me how to fix that ? Thank you very much

(I never changed the glass surface setting)

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Eduardo Rolon
Moderator
If I remember correctly general Options add more ray depth.
Eduardo Rolón AIA NCARB
AC27 US/INT -> AC08

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

David Maudlin
Rockstar
sachals:

For the 1st issue, Ray Threshold, Ray Depth and Reflection Depth play a role, in the Help files see: User Interface Reference > Dialog Boxes > Detailed CineRender Settings > General Options (CineRender). Maybe this will also help with the 2nd problem.

You should add a Signature to your Profile (click the Profile button near the top of this page) with your ArchiCAD version and operating system (see mine for an example) for more accurate help in this forum.

David
David Maudlin / Architect
www.davidmaudlin.com
Digital Architecture
AC27 USA • iMac 27" 4.0GHz Quad-core i7 OSX11 | 24 gb ram • MacBook Pro M3 Pro | 36 gb ram OSX14
Anonymous
Not applicable
Thank you for your answers ! I just changed my signature and it works better when I change Ray Threshold, Ray Depth and Reflection Depth
David Maudlin
Rockstar
sachals:

Glad that worked, thanks for posting back and adding the signature.

David
David Maudlin / Architect
www.davidmaudlin.com
Digital Architecture
AC27 USA • iMac 27" 4.0GHz Quad-core i7 OSX11 | 24 gb ram • MacBook Pro M3 Pro | 36 gb ram OSX14
Anonymous
Not applicable
What should I do, when I am not able to change anything (options are blocked).