Rendered "Sections" in black-how to?

[rob2218]

How do I get my "rendered in lightworks" section to come out looking like the model section cuts look in Archicad?

The objects that are in section I'm looking to make them "black" while using the "Lightworks" rendering engine.

They only show up in black in the actual PLN model. How can I render them so they show up in "black" using the Lightworks rendering engine?
(see image)

[rob2218]

that's exactly where I looked. it was already set to "black paint"...

Now...do I have to set it to something else, then reset it back to "black paint" and re-render???

Like I said.....the rendering is coming out as I have shown in my image below.....it's not "black" the section cuts.....it's "white-ish" color.

[Dwight]

Have you re-built the 3D view?

[vfrontiers]

just to emphasize... You did CHECK the CUSTOM button, yes? You can change the material and still have the USE ORIGINAL MATERIALS selected and that's what you get...

[Dwight]

Maybe my arrow wasn't big enough.

[vfrontiers]

Both of them were HUGE...

But I just picked up on Rob saying I changed the material and didn't here I checked the button...

From my own experience with the forest and the trees, sometimes an extra highlight helps...

It's pretty cool how you can whip together a quick "tutorial" like that...

[rob2218]

the "custom" button is checked.
the "black paint" is checked as well........

what other button do I need to check to make the section cut plane come out as "black paint" color????

Am I missing something here that is just to darn obvious and right in front of me???

[Anonymous]

(Apologies to Rob for going slightly off-topic!) (Mini rant alert!)

I've often wondered why the controls for the 3D cutting planes and marquees are not lumped together in the same dialog box. It would make much more sense then the current arrangement of hiding stuff in unrelated dialog boxes, which only causes confusion and makes the workflow awkward!

Why have the info bar for the marquee tool only allowing you to change the shape of the selection, and primitive control of the storeys it covers?

Why are the controls that allow you to choose whether elements display inside or outside the marqueed area found in the 'Filter Elements in 3D' dialog?

Why are the controls that select the cut material of marqueed elements found in the '3D Cutting Planes' dialog?

It would be nice in the future to combine the features of both 3d cutting planes and marquees into one tool, that allows you select and easily adjust clipping volumes and planes both in plan and 3d. There is probably a wish for this already somewhere!

[Anonymous]

rob2218 wrote:
the "custom" button is checked.
the "black paint" is checked as well........

what other button do I need to check to make the section cut plane come out as "black paint" color????

Am I missing something here that is just to darn obvious and right in front of me???

Rob,

In the materials dialog box, check the lightworks preview and settings for the black material you are using. Maybe it's set to render as white, or is very reflective or emissive or something strange. Does the material render correctly if applied to the face of a normal wall?

[rob2218]

I've checked all the settings you have all mentioned.....and still when I create a viewmap, assign it a layer combo, and try to render it.....the part of the rendering that is "cut in section" (that plane) renders light....again I am using the Lightworks engine to render.

I've checked my material settings as well and it just wont render "black".

[rob2218]

Here's the plan I get (see image attached).
I'm sure I'm missing something. I just can't seem to get the "section cut plane" in black.....period.