Chris50 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Hello everyone, I am designing a contemporary looking house plan for a client and they want siding like what you see in the picture. It is kind of a commercial look. I think it is hardie siding panels 3' x 6' or so. Do we have anything in chief architect that I can use for this or do I need to get one of you talented gurus to make it for me. I use X3, I know, I know, I need to update, will soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris50 Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 It is the hardie reveal panel system. Can anyone help me figure out how to achieve this look. I would be very much appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Chris - can't you just use an existing material and adjust the scale? One other thing might be to make a polyline solid 3'x3'. Export it out as a jpg. In a photo program you can do a bevel on the edge to create a recess to look like the photo you posted and then bring it bake in and make a material from it. My best 2 thoughts for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Use Wall Material Region(s) to create your seams jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevisL Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Jon... he has X3. I was going to suggest the same thing though. So my suggestion to the OP: upgrade to X6 and use Jon's method! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_Morrison Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 For a reveal, a thin black polyline solid or polyline molding will look very good applied to the surface of the wall. You can't tell if it's recessed or applied, and looks good in elevations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Oops. Whatever the other guys suggested then. jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Hello everyone, I am designing a contemporary looking house plan for a client and they want siding like what you see in the picture. It is kind of a commercial look. I think it is hardie siding panels 3' x 6' or so. Do we have anything in chief architect that I can use for this or do I need to get one of you talented gurus to make it for me. I use X3, I know, I know, I need to update, will soon. I did this once using plywood as the siding material. Change the color accordingly. Then what you do is change the pattern to tile. You can change the proportion very easily along with the groove depth. The dialogue box allows you to create the groove by changing the grout thickness (aka Joint width) If you are using "standard views" with your camera, just play with the x and y scales in your texture box to make the material read correctly for 3d renderings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I ............. The dialogue box allows you to create the groove by changing the grout thickness. I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I don't think so. Here ya go Scott. You is correct. I was happy with the look nonetheless Why the heck do they have a Joint width for tile then?!! Untitled 1.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt12 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Depends how detailed the plan is, polyline solids work well but are time consuming. Or you can create a basic material with a bump map which gives some definition in raytraces for concept stuff. model on the left using material and bump map the right using p.line solids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Why the heck do they have a Joint width for tile then?!! So that the material list will calculate the correct number of tiles after taking into account the joint width? Larger the joint width = less tiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCI_Design Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I just use thin polyline solids applied in an elevation view. Most often these siding layouts are installed on some sort of grid that interfaces with the window layout, so its really hard to get a siding pattern to follow exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCI_Design Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Another Example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otisbradley Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Hello I took Val's Idea and experimented a bit with his idea of changing plywood I'm new to CA so ... I drew a simple cross in paint and created a material in white to make a simple rectangular pattern like Hardi commercial Also made one cross over a photo of concrete for a different effect I think you could also do a "T" drawing and make an offest pattern too Cheers Otis Sample walls hardi panel.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkburdick Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Hi All, I dying here. I thought I had a handle on what to do, but no matter what I do, I can't seem to get the same look as with VHampton's method above. I'm using X6, but I'm new to CA so I'm not sure what the problem is. Here are my screenshots of my material spec. Any tips? Thanks, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Nick, Make sure that your material texture starts out as plywood. It appears that you have the type set for tile....which is correct. If in doubt...downlaod the sample plan which I posted. Open it and open your current plan at the same time. Copy and past the walls from my plan into yours and give it a new name under wall types. That should do it. All the best, Val Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Wall Material Region. Seriously. You'll thank yourself for learning this invaluable tool--and the other Material Region tools in CA. jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkburdick Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 @Vhampton, thanks for the tip. I figured out the problem. I had started with the normal plywood texture, and not the Plywood-hrz.jpg The Plywood hrz has a pattern to it already, and when it's scaled, allows you to make the desired look. I will say that I do find it kind of frustrating that there isn't a way of tiling any texture with a grout line. The texture pattern overrides anything that you try and set up with the material... kind of annoying. @jcaffee, I appreciate the feedback, and I'm definitely looking to learn more about the Wall Material Region. But I'm not sure how that tool allows you to create the seams on a repeating pattern. Do you combine it with another tool to get the pattern to repeat? The picture you attached earlier looks great, BTW. Thanks, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 in the picture I posted there are two different region styles: panels and joints. Both have unique materials and structure. Using Transform/Replicate in Elevation view, you get very accurate wall panel models. If you base your models on real world systems (dimensionally) then what you see is what your customer gets--not just a mystery grid picture. jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Whoops, my mistake. I went back and looked at that plan, and this instance uses a finished interior wall surface (the panels) @ 1.5 inches. The Material Region(s) (the joints) are set @ 0.5 inches, and "Cut Finish Layers of Parent Object" enabled. This gives good reveal without the danger of z-fighting. jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raltd9245 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hello everyone, I am designing a contemporary looking house plan for a client and they want siding like what you see in the picture. It is kind of a commercial look. I think it is hardie siding panels 3' x 6' or so. Do we have anything in chief architect that I can use for this or do I need to get one of you talented gurus to make it for me. I use X3, I know, I know, I need to update, will soon. Sorry there is no easy way. Chief does not recognize the concept. It can be done but very time consuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxon1 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Use Wall Material Region(s) to create your seams jon OK, I give up. Wall material region tutorial is as vague as can be. I need to cover entire house with Hardieplank, and house is to complicated to cover every exterior wall on both floors, plus attic walls, plus gable walls, with material regions, and edit them one by one. Care to make some step-by-step tutorial how did you made that wall? What about non-square walls, like attic and gable walls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Boxon , do you mean Hardi Panel , as this thread is about or HardiPlank per your post? because there is the CertainTeed Library that has Fiber Cement Plank and some panels in it. some of the Hardi Colours Hardi Colours.zip M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 OK, I give up. Wall material region tutorial is as vague as can be. I need to cover entire house with Hardieplank, and house is to complicated to cover every exterior wall on both floors, plus attic walls, plus gable walls, with material regions, and edit them one by one. Care to make some step-by-step tutorial how did you made that wall? What about non-square walls, like attic and gable walls? You need to think in reverse. Your Exterior Wall Layer is "Hardieplank". The "Wall Material Regions" you would use would be a "Thin Material" with "Cuts Wall Surface Layers" checked. You make these about 1/2" wide or tall (depending on the direction) as seams to "break up" the wall surface. IOW, you are making "Reversed Wall Material Regions". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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