Windows always blown out white...

[Anonymous]

I have a problem that everytime I render in Lightworks my windows, glass are always blown out white. Please advise.

I attached a jpeg of my settings. I am using Archicad 10 on a Dell Dimension 5150.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

It would be more about your glass material settings. Can you show that?

[Anonymous]

s2art wrote:
It would be more about your glass material settings. Can you show that?

Please see attached...I am using a plain white background b/c I would rather photoshop my sky in later...when i place a background behind you see it thru all the windows and I don't like it sometimes...

[Erika Epstein]

Stuart is referring to the settings of the glass material itself.
Options, Element Attributes> Materials>[your glass material]

[Anonymous]

Erika wrote:
Stuart is referring to the settings of the glass material itself.
Options, Element Attributes> Materials>[your glass material]

[Anonymous]

Sorry, Johnny, I should have been more specific. Try again with your Lightworks settings for glass material - on the same dialogue, select "Lightworks rendering" from the "create preview" pulldown near the top.

Also bear in mind that if glass is set to show some reflections but there is nothing in the foreground (or behind camera) to reflect, then the background will show as a reflection. If you have a white background this may be why your windows are glowing white. Can you post a screenshot of your render too?

[Anonymous]

Here you go....

[Anonymous]

Try again...

[Erika Epstein]

Methinks someone has been playing with the settings as attached is the out-of the-box material settings for glass clear.

You need to be very disciplined about not altering the out-of the box settings for all attributes. Instead make a copy an d play with the copy.

HTH