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Is it possible NOT to show contours in a 3D document?

Karl Wir_n
Enthusiast
I would like to do a 3D-document using only the plain non-shaded fills. Is there a way of turning the contours off?
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Erwin Edel
Rockstar
Create a penset where the outline pens are white hairlines.

They should be all but noticeable when printing.

Or copy and paste the view and delete all the lines, but that's not a live update solution.
Erwin Edel, Project Lead, Leloup Architecten
www.leloup.nl

ArchiCAD 9-26NED FULL
Windows 10 Pro
Adobe Design Premium CS5
Erwin Edel
Rockstar
You can even override the uncut pen to a white pen.
Erwin Edel, Project Lead, Leloup Architecten
www.leloup.nl

ArchiCAD 9-26NED FULL
Windows 10 Pro
Adobe Design Premium CS5
Karl Wir_n
Enthusiast
Thank you Erwin for your quick response. However, I was looking for a way of turning them off, just as you can do with contours in the 3d window.
Erwin Edel
Rockstar
There is no such option in 3D document, hence the two possible work-arounds.

If you like the 3D window, you can save that and put it on layouts, but the quality won't be very nice.

Or just do a photorender without shadows, reflection, etc etc, to look like the 3D window.
Erwin Edel, Project Lead, Leloup Architecten
www.leloup.nl

ArchiCAD 9-26NED FULL
Windows 10 Pro
Adobe Design Premium CS5
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