sfatelier Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I have successfully loaded and modeled the site and now want to study shadows and view it as a solid. So far, all I get are the contour lines. I've added light and still nothing. What am I missing? Vectorworks 2008 Windows XP Quote Link to comment
gmm18 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Does it have a solid fill? Are you using extrudes? If so be sure that the actual 2D polygon has a solid fill. Or are you using the Terrain Site Model tools? Quote Link to comment
Guest Frank Brault Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Try switching to a 3D view, like View->Standard Views->Right Isometric; then render with one of the rendering modes like View->Rendering->OpenGL Quote Link to comment
sfatelier Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 I'm using the Terrain Site Model tools. Itried the Isometric view and rendering with Open GL but it's still a line drawing. When I select the model, I can choose a texture but it doesn't show up either. Also, when I select the model, the attributes palette goes blank so I can't be sure it's got a solid fill chosen. Quote Link to comment
C W Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) Do you have the Style set to 3D Mesh Solid under the 3D Display Settings of the Create Site Model window? Edited September 3, 2008 by C W Quote Link to comment
sfatelier Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 No I didn't but when I changed it to that setting, there is a line that shoots off into infinity. I tried finding the endpoint but no luck. Could this be the problem? Can I eliminate those points? Quote Link to comment
gmm18 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Check your Site Model Settings: Using these settings: I got this: Quote Link to comment
sfatelier Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) Yes, I did all of that. Still no dice. Then I did it via the 2d contour method and converted them into polygons to see if I could create a site model that way but the polygons (which of course are open ended) won't convert because I get the warning "More than 1 clip 2D polygon detected". How does one convert contour lines as polygons to a site model???? Edited September 3, 2008 by sfatelier Quote Link to comment
sfatelier Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 I did finally manage to get it to render using the grid input method but the contour polygon method is still not working. Quote Link to comment
sfatelier Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 I did finally manage to get it to render using the grid input method but the contour polygon method is still not working. Quote Link to comment
Guest Frank Brault Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 ...the grid input method but the contour polygon method... ?! These are menu commands for getting 3D Data into Vectorworks. You are probably creating the site model just fine but maybe not. So try this: After the 3D data is entered then create a Site Model. Select the 3D data and run the (AEC or Landmark) Terrain->Site Model... command. Set the Style of the 3D settings popup to 3D triangles. Once again, set the display to a 3D view such as Right Isometric and render using OpenGL. If there is still no joy, then if you send the file to training@vectorworks.net, and I'll have a look at it. Quote Link to comment
Ariel Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 are all your classes turned on? Quote Link to comment
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