basic plan/landscaping problem

[Anonymous]

Hey guys,
I'm still an archi student so please forgive me if this is very basic-
Trying to show my landscaping materials and potentially colours in plan and not sure how. For example, if i have large stone pavers, how do I show these in plan? How do I communicate that something is grass in plan etc etc?
I have allocated each fabric to their designated area, but the actual texture only appears in renders, and im after a more 2D plan representation.
Thanks

[Dwight]

Render a plan [top] view.

[Anonymous]

No thats not what im after- I dont want it rendered in 3D, I want it published as usual, but with a 2D representation of the textures showing. Thanks anyway though!

[vistasp]

As Dwight said.

Top view in parallel projection = 2D rendered.

[David Maudlin]

MaddyMc:

I think Image Fills will do what you want, and they can be assigned to Meshes, Slabs and Roofs. For more information with images, go to Help > ArchiCAD Help, when your browser opens click on the "Search" tab, and input "Image Fill" in the search box, in the results list the top links will lead to detailed information about creating and assigning the Image Fills.

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David

[Anonymous]

Just beware that image fills can increase file size and slow down performance.

What you may consider doing is exporting your plans as they are in a raster format like jpg, pdf and then present them in another software like Photoshop.

As Dwight said though, you can resolve this by rendering in ArchiCAD.