The following sections describe how to work with Surfaces in ARCHICAD:
Override Surfaces With Surface Painter
Override Surfaces in Element Settings
Display of Vectorial Hatching and Textures in 3D Window
Display of Surfaces in Renderings
Relevant topics
About Surfaces
To display your plan realistically, you can apply surfaces to your elements. Surfaces contain color, texture and light effects. Surfaces can be ...
Cut Surfaces and Outlines (Element Settings)
Relevant for Wall, Slab, Roof, Shell, Morph, Mesh, Beam, Column.
Cut Surfaces
Set the attributes displayed for cut surfaces both in Section and on the Floor Plan.
•For a basic element:
◦Define the cut line type and pen
•For a basic, composite or complex profile ...
Create, Load and Share Surfaces (All Engines)
Use the Options > Element Attributes > Surfaces command to access these functions.
Use the commands at the top of the ...