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derekjackson · 2025-05-16

Hi, is there a way to enable transparency when placing PDF from external sources on a Layout? It seems it's supported when placing a internal view, but PDF with transparent backgrounds always appear with solid white behind them? Operating system used: Windows

derekjackson · 2025-05-06

Hi, I've made a Grasshopper script to create a range of elements in ArchiCAD, which appear either as Morphs or Objects once the script has been run. The user selects from one of 6 options from a Value List, then toggles the corresponding 'Syncronize' boolean to generate it. ...

derekjackson · 2024-12-09

Hi, has anyone got any solutions for how to show visible light sources in Redshift? Area Lights seems to render as black, and the Illumination surface channel is no longer an option either. I can put a surface using Glow to make a light look as if it is on, but the black are...

derekjackson · 2024-12-05

Hi, does anyone have a good preset for a realistic glass in Redshift, using ArchiCAD's surface editor? Or some tips? The default Glass Clear renders as really dark. Swapping Alpha for Transparency helps, but the reflections are really poor. Any suggestions?

derekjackson · 2024-04-26

Hi, I'm trying to make a script where Grasshopper will populate a Zone with objects based on data in a spreadsheet. Unfortunately there are hundreds of potential objects that could be required, so I'll need to access all of these within the script. As Grasshopper doesn't let...

derekjackson · 2024-12-09

Edit: Solved it, solution in case anyone else needs it: Make sure visibility of the Area Lights is turned off, sit them just below an object with a Luminant surface channel applied.

derekjackson · 2024-12-05

I always encourage my colleagues to work to a defined ratio rather than just 'whatever their screen space happens to be'. So compose the view as square, 3:2, 16:9, etc. Then when you render, make sure your 3D window and render resolution both use that ratio - and make sure a...

derekjackson · 2024-07-08

That's the process we use - pull the consistent elements (such as the site) in as one main import, then import the various options separately. You can then use Twinmotion's View Sets to organise and visualise them. Takes time on initial export / import, but is then very quic...

derekjackson · 2024-07-08

If you mean the issue is the stripes, that's a known bug. Try adjusting Shadow Bias or using Depth of Field to eradicate it.

derekjackson · 2024-04-09

 Well hopefully someone from Graphisoft will read this and feel inspired to fix it...

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Support for transparency in external PDFs

Grasshopper to generate elements in ArchiCAD

Visible light sources in Redshift?

Glass setting for Redshift

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