How do I render Architectural
Desktop 3 or 3.3 objects?
Generally, you
will assign materials to objects in Architectural Desktop.
Unfortunately, there are objects in Architectural Desktop like
windows and stairs that have sub-objects. You must assign materials
to sub-objects by color if you want them to render with different materials.
You will need AccuRender
3.1 build 253 or later.
Configuring Architectural Desktop
3 for Rendering
There are
slightly different settings for Architectural Desktop 1, 2 and
Architectural Desktop 3. If you are using Architectural Desktop 1 or
2, see FAQ specifically for the ADT version you have. This document
covers both Architectural Desktop 3 and 3.3.
To configure
Architectural Desktop 3 for rendering:
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Select the
layout and the viewport with the model view to render.
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Make the
viewport active by double clicking it.
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To create a new
configuration, from the Desktop
menu, click Display
Manager.
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In the Display
Manager
dialog box, right-click the Configuration
folder,
and select New
from
the cursor menu.
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In the left pane
of the Display
Manager
dialog box, type a name for the configuration, such as AccuRender,
and press Enter.
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In the right
pane of the Display
Manger
dialog box, on the Configuration tab,
check the Override
View Direction box.
The Fixed
Display Configuration frame,
will now read “Viewport View Direction.”
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In the right pane of
the Display
Manger
dialog box, on the Configuration
tab the
View Direction
will read “Default”, and the Display
Representation Set
will be set to “MODEL.”
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To set the
current display configuration, in the left pane of the Display
Manger
dialog box, right-click AccuRender,
and select Set
to Current Viewport.
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In the Display
Manager
dialog box, click OK.
Now when the AccuRender
configuration is current, the sub-objects in Architectural Desktop
will render properly. You can switch between this configuration and
the other configurations from the Display
Manager
dialog box.
Assigning Materials to
Architectural Desktop 3 Objects with Subcomponents
Architectural
Desktop objects are made up of a number of sub-objects. For instance
the Window, which is an object in Architectural Desktop, is made of
three sub-objects (Glazing, Frame, and Sash.) If you would like
everything in an object to be one material, you can assign the
material to the object's layer. However, if you would like to assign
materials to the sub-objects, you must make each sub-object a
different color. The typical styles to edit are Walls, Windows,
Doors, Roofs. They would follow the same procedure as detailed
below for Doors.
To change the
color of sub-objects in Architectural Desktop 3 Doors:
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From the Design
menu, click Doors,
and then click Door
Styles.
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In the Door
Styles
dialog box, from the Name
column, right-click the style door object you would like to change or Standard,
and select Edit
from the cursor menu.
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In the Door
Style Properties dialog,
on the Display
Props tab,
under the Property
Source,
select System
Default and
click the Edit
Display Props button.
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In the Entity
Properties
dialog box, on the Layer/Color/Linetype
tab,
from the Component
list, click the color for the component you want to change.
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In the Select
Color
dialog box, select a color, and click OK.
The number of
the color will be used to reference the material.
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Click OK in all
the dialog boxes.
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From the Design
menu, set colors for the other components.
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At the Command
prompt, type regen.
The objects will
now be displayed in their new color.
Assign AccuRender Materials for
Architectual Desktop 3
You must now
assign AccuRender materials to the colors of the sub-objects.
To assign
materials to the colors:
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Start AccuRender.
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In the AccuRender
dialog box, click on the Setup
tab, click Materials.
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In the Assign
Materials
dialog box, in the assignment type list in the upper left, select By
ACI (AutoCAD
Color Index).
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Under ACI,
select a color number, and click Assign Material.
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In the Material
Library
dialog box, select the material.