Quick Question, couldn't find anything the library

[Cadwork22]

Quick question.  I created the closed shape in the image, when converting to polyline, which option would I use to make a glass pane.  I tried subtracting then adding glass however that didn't work either.

[Hoff_Design]

Once you create your polyline you then select "convert polyline" and make it a 3d solid. Give it the width, depth and height dimensions you want to see. then select your material painter and apply glass to it from the library.

You can also select 'materials' and apply from there in the dialogue box.

[Cadwork22]

I think I'm missing something. I converted it to a 3d solid, I went to the material tab and selected a glass type, set the thickness at .125, however to no avail.  

Image is in the rendering program.

 

Thank you.

[Hoff_Design]

looks like your glass worked, now you need to create an opening to place it in....what if you applied a window and changed its parameters?

[Cadwork22]

Theres an option for a 3d solid hole in the polyline dropdown, do you know how to access this, I was also

thinking glass walls with mullions.

[Hoff_Design]

I wonder if you could create a room divider line for the walls you want glass, then create a polyline for the actual walls and draw in the shapes for the openings where you want the glass...

[Cadwork22]

Its a good thought...thanks for the help

[Hoff_Design]

Like this...

[Hoff_Design]

You can modify the windows as well, by going into "shape" in the windows specification dailogue and play with the dimentions... then you can just work with normal walls...and windows.

[Hoff_Design]

1 hour ago, Cadwork22 said:

Theres an option for a 3d solid hole in the polyline dropdown, do you know how to access this, I was also

thinking glass walls with mullions.

Once you have created a 3D solid, you can then draw your cad polyline on it then select the 'covert polyline' icon and choose "3dhole solid" and it will punch a hole in your 3D solid.

[DBCooper]

Why not just use a fixed window and adjust the shape instead?  All you really need to know is how high to raise the bottom on one side and drop the top on the other.

 

 

 

 

[Hoff_Design]

Exactly.

[Cadwork22]

I appreciate all the responses; I redid the project with 4 glass walls and steel framing.  Probably going to tint everything.

[Hoff_Design]

Post your render when you get it finished, would love to see it.