Best 2D/3D method to represent water in a pool?

[hollister design Studio]

I want 'by class' hatch in Top/Plan and the 'by class' texture in 3D.

 

It seems like an unstyled slab is the best option?

I thought I could use 'Add 3D object to slab' for volume to match the pool shell if needed as thickness seems tied to the component stack.

 

Side thought - Is there a way to pull volume for a worksheet?

 

What do the long time users use?

 

[Jeff Prince]

@hollister design Studio I just extrude the pool shape about 1" to create the water plane.  Autohybrid for your desired 2D appearance.

I wouldn't recommend using a slab for water personally, far easier to control the geometry using modeling tools if you need to actually fill the pool with virtual water 🙂

[bcd]

How have you modelled the pool?

Chances are a solid intersection with a generating (pre shell) object  and solid subtractoion of the pool shell with get it exactly.

[hollister design Studio]

Thanks guys

 

@bcd 

But won't that leave me with an object that's transparent in Top/Plan?

That does seem like it will get me an exact volume if I needed it though.

 

@jeff prince 

I have been making Autohybrids - but I feel like they're messy.

Hard to edit,  a pain to ungroup, and always seemed to crash when I try and ungroup so I've stopped even trying.

 

Fine if you're the type that designs it right the first time - but that's not my style!

I like to flounder about a bit until I've found the right harmonies...

...and then make more changes because - well, just because.

And then more floundering.

 

 

 

[bcd]

9 hours ago, hollister design Studio said:

But won't that leave me with an object that's transparent in Top/Plan?

Yes,

But you can Extract a Planar object for the pool surface & use it as the 2d componenet of a Hybrid Symbol together with the water solid if you don't want to go down the  Auto-Hybrid route.

AutoHybrid is actually decent enough in this single object case. But don't move it - and if you want to remake the volume simply Ungroup the AutoHybrid in a 3d view, discarding the 2d component, and rerun AutoHybrid when you're done.

[Jeff Prince]

@hollister design Studio 

13 hours ago, hollister design Studio said:

@jeff prince 

Fine if you're the type that designs it right the first time - but that's not my style!

I like to flounder about a bit until I've found the right harmonies...

...and then make more changes because - well, just because.

And then more floundering.

It really has nothing to do with design and everything to do with craftsmanship in terms of tool usage.

[hollister design Studio]

@jeff prince  

You should see my paintings...

They take years and end up having three or four completed compositions buried as I move in different directions.

I'm definitely a 'process' oriented person!