JFH-DFH Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Is there a way to create a shaded gradient (or even just a solid shade) on windows in an elevation view (using the "line drawing" style) like the image below? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 So you can't see through them in Vector View ? you can set the Glass to Opaque in the Rendering Technique Options......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFH-DFH Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 I'd like the windows to have a grey shade (solid color) on them, like in the first image I posted. What I'm currently seeing is like below... the glass area is just white. This clip happens to be from a vector view, but I get the same thing in the line drawing view. The first image I posted is from AutoCAD, with a gradiant hatch applied to the windows. Is there any way to do this in Chief? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 36 minutes ago, JFH-DFH said: the glass area is just white. If you are using color in Vector View, you change the color of the Pattern of the Glass,Standard material to a grey, this won't be seen if color is off though like in the 1st Image. Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFH-DFH Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 perfect, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 If you have patience, it's possible to achieve gradient fill on the glass. Paste an image file with the desired level of gradient onto the layout page. Then situate it over a window sash. Here's the time consuming part, but not too bad... copy the image. Start with the top right hand corner. Make it fit one pane. Copy it again, stretch it, and position the same image to fit the adjoining pane. ...and so on. Mick's method is 100% spot on,, and what the program allows us to do, and do it painlessly. ...But with little 'hacks' like this, anything is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 26 minutes ago, VHampton said: ace an image file with the desired level of gradient on the layout page @JFH-DFH I'd suggest making a cad block of that image, then doing this process on a CAD detail taken from the elevation drawing. Then, you'll have simpler snap points and you can copy/paste back and forth between the cad detail and elevation camera as you see fit. I do this all the time with glass railings, so you can see behind them in elevation view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternDesign Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I change the glass material. In rendering view the glass is clear, but on other views it is hatched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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