GDL Objects from 3DS file

[Anonymous]

Can anyone tell me why the materials on GDL objects created from a 3ds file render differently to the materials settings? How do I fix or get around this problem?

Comments appreciated

Scooter

ps I have attached an example

Notice the stretched image over each segment

[Dwight]

Archicad doesn't adapt mapping to curved irregular surfaces well.

Can you show me what you were expecting the surface to do?

[Anonymous]

Hi Dwight, Thanks for the reply.

This is not the exact texture I want to use but it best represents what I want the material to do. Here is an example of the same material rendered in the previous pic but on a flat surface.

[Dwight]

So you DON'T want the material to follow the contours of the curved form?

[Anonymous]

Yes I want the texture to follow the contours

[Dwight]

I'm confused - you are showing a curved surface where the wood grain follows the contours, more-or-less, and seem to be unhappy with it. Is this supposed to be "Bent wood?"

At any rate, there's no solution to controlling the texture map against a non-rectilinear surface in Archicad - you takes what you gets, eh?

There's a GDL command where mapping direction can be controlled, but there is no command to address curved, bulging surfaces.

My advice is to apply a texture without obvious direction and accept the limits of Archicad mapping.

[Anonymous]

I should have mentioned this earlier.

The first image is of a roof form 60 m in length.

The second image is a close up to verify the texture.

I am having problems applying the texture to a correct scale and also the direction. When changing the 3d texture direction in Archicad it just doesn't change.

[Dwight]

Do you mean changing the direction in the material dialog box or with the alignment tools?

You are rendering in LightWorks?

Are you sure to transfer the angle change to Lightworks?

[Anonymous]

Do you mean changing the direction in the material dialog box or with the alignment tools?

With the alignment tools


You are rendering in LightWorks?

Yes


Woulg you like if I sent you an example of the form?

[Dwight]

Try using the material dialog to rotate the texture in the material because you can't alter the mapping direction of an object like this using the alignment tools.