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How to create water ?

Anonymous
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I want to make some kind of a fountain. How can i do that?


I did a little bit of a search, but all i have found was this topic wich ends, with the conclusion to buy a book and find out, how to make a water. Or this topic wich ends with some Rock tool, and does not explains, how to make a water.
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Ingolf
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Hello Nedostizni!

Take a look on this thread. Maybe it can help you!

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=13014&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0
Ingolf Sundfør, Bricklayer, Author of several Real Life Problem Solving Books for Archicaddicts in Norway.
PC/i7/W11/ArchiCAD 6.5-27
Anonymous
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You can make decent pool with water in it with AC, but don't rely on it for fountains!
Anonymous
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thanks for the tips both of you.
Ingolf, the fountain is beautiful.

Kliment, it seems the default pool that goes with the Archicad 12 has, uses one of tho water materials from the Materials section. I am not impressed with both of those waters.

Is there any way i could make a water (this time without the fountain, just water) to look better? A better water texture? Wich one? Or some trick maybe?
Anonymous
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nedostizni wrote:

Is there any way i could make a water (this time without the fountain, just water) to look better? A better water texture? Wich one? Or some trick maybe?
any help please. The default pool object from the Libraryand its water texture, are not so real. Any better way of getting the water effect (witout the fountain, just water)?
Dwight
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Anonymous
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Thanks for the help Dwight. You realy are a superstar of this community.
Whenever i look, there are your tips, tricks and advices. Nice work, keep it that way. Thanks once again.
Anonymous
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Here's a few free textures you could play with:

http://www.objectsonline.com/product_info.php?products_id=5232

There's 41 JPEGs in the collection.
Anonymous
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Thanks for the files Samovar, the same goes for you as for Dwight - great people, for great community. Keep it that way, the world is a better place because of the individuals like you.

Cheers.
Anonymous
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The easiest way to make water, in any rendering application, is this: make a new material, make it 80-90% transparent, add reflection and add bump. There it is!

Or just apply bump to a glass material!
AC water test.jpg