HELP: Sketch Styles: shadow lines

[Anonymous]

Is there some trick or technique to removing the shadow edge lines from the sketch styles? I've seen several images on this forum showing images without them; but i've been unable to replicate the effect.

Have tried turning off each section of the sketch style interface, and it seems dependent on the 'sketch line settings' and no others. Have also tried rendering w/ different 3d window settings (open GL, internal engine, hidden line, etc, etc, etc.) all to no avail?

Any suggestions? Attached is an image to clarify what lines i'm talking about.

Also would like to know if there is a good way to get rid of the vertical-wall joints between walls on diff. stories (yellow arrow).

[Anonymous]

Jason,

I haven't logged in for awhile. Have you had any luck resovlving these problems. I have had success removing the line between the shadow in version 8.1 but not in 9.0. In regards to the line of the slab showing through I have not had any success using the sketch engine without adding a siding skin on the outside of the building but its a real pain. Let me know if you are running 8.1 and I will elaborate on the setting in the 3d setting. Please let me know if you have had any luck with this problem in 9.0 or if anyone else has resolved this problem in 9.0. I have attached a jpeg from 9.0.

Thanks,
Jim

[TDabney]

I was just logging on to ask the same question regarding the "outline" of shadows and how to get rid of them. They didn't exist in AC8.1 for me either, and I can't get rid of them in AC9.0 - has anyone had success or any thoughts?
Thanks, Tom

[Anonymous]

Graphisoft any help with this post . Is there a work around for this issue? Thanks.

[Jefferson]

Tom and Jim,

Would you guys mind elaborating of even a giving a screen shot of your 3D settings to eliminate the shadow "outline" lines in the sketch settings. Thanks

[Anonymous]

Jeff,

I do not know how to get a screen shot of my 3d settings box. Can you give me a little help and I will post as an attachment. Also attached a jpg of a 8.1 showing the shadows with no outllines. I will also attached the same view with the same settings in 9.0. Are you using 8.1 or 9.0?

[Anonymous]

Here is the same view in 9.0 with the same settings note the shadows are now outlined

Jim

[Jefferson]

Jim,

Still an 8.1 guy here, I'm about a year behind the upgrade curve.........

To get a screen shot, on your keyboard, it varies from one to another, is a "printscreen" key-or some facimilie(sp?) of that title-, by hitting that key you copy what you see on your screen to the clipboard. Then I open a new-blank photoshop file and paste [ctrl+v] then save as a .jpg. If you don't have photoshop the default windows picture or photo-editing program should allow the same procedure. You might have to set the resolution-image size to something small enough to fit the upload criteria of our talk-board. Converting to black and white gives a significant reduction.

Hope that gets it for you, and me

I appreciate the effort to show me the settings.

[Jefferson]

Jim,

back again.............upon closer examination of the two renderings,there are several subtle differences. Some shadows, outlines of tree trunks, ridges on the roofs, and walls are literally missing from the 8.1 version, opposed to the 9 ver. Your settings are the same, right?

I would, if I were using 9, get in touch with tech support and hound them for some help on this. For me the sketch engine is one of the most valuable parts of the whole rendering package and the need to understand it's nuances are critical.

[Anonymous]

Jeff,

Attached 3d setting for 8.1 and 9.0 will follow. I have experianced missing ridge lines in both 8.1 and 9.0 and have always touched up in photoshop. In regards to the tree trunks I have noticed that both in 7.0 and 8.1 the program had a hard time defining the edge of a cylinder when rendered. Maybe 9.0 is handling these conditions now? Will have to look into this later. It looked to me like the sun azimuth or altitude for the camera was different however I checked both cameras and they are the same. Maybe I didn't rebuild. Currently I all have one project going in 9.0 (the other projects are either in 7.0 or 8.1 and I will keep working in those versions, I have not found it worth while to bring projects forward) But since the 9.0 project it is at stage I need to render for client approval and since these shadow outlines bug the heck out of me I guess I will need to contact graphisoft.

Thanks,
Jim