supernoke Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 I am creating a pool with stairs and so on now i have to make the water. Does the pool be filled totally (solid)? or can i cover my pool with a planar surface If i make a section it would be cool if i see the water also. I like to see the stairs and the bottom of the pool through the water. Anyone give me few tips? ty supernoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuccaro Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Welcome in the forum! Are we talking about a render? if so, see here: http://cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=425 or here: http://www.cadtutor.net/tutorials/bryce/animating-materials.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernoke Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 Ty, very usefull info, but my question is about the autocad draw method, what do i need to draw before i can render it. My 3D pool is ready and now i want to render it. But i did not draw water, so my question is: do i have to draw a surface (without any thickness) or schould i fill the whole pool with a solid? i tried it with a planar surface 100mm below the top of the pool, but it covered my stairs and bottom of the pool?? as you see, trying my best but i am little new in 3D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 How are you doing 3D work in Autocad LT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Compton Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 I've attached a DWG with a water material attached to a 3D solid and a water hatch. I don't know if the material will work in AutoCAD Lt....... Whether to draw the water as a solid or surface should be down to your workflow - personally I prefer working with solids..... --------------------------------------- 3D AutoCAD Pipework - http://www.HerculeDesign.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernoke Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 you're right, just testing 3d in autocad 2010 i am a using 2009 LT for flat 2D drawings with toolkit Max I am looking what softwarepackage is best for me to draw rendered 3D pools. So see it as a test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Compton Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 File Attached.......... Water.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 There is really no point in creating a solid mass for water unless you need to use it for calculating volume or something. If this is just for rendering purposes, keep it simple and just create a plane and apply a water material to it and then adjust the settings to your liking. You can also apply a bump map to give the water some movement. Take a look at this thread: http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=37463 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernoke Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 Dear Hugh_Compton, I miss the Masonry.Stone.Onyx.Blue.jpg file Is it possible to send it to me? ty Best regards, Arno (Supernoke) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 You should already have the Masonry.Stone.Onyx.Blue material. It is a standard Autocad material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Compton Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Hi Arno I've attached the Onyx.blue file. Sorry, wasn't aware that it was referenced in the DWG. I would recommend Max for rendering. I have attached a jpg that I just did in 2 mins using some materials that Max comes complete with. You can animate the material by using a simple noise modifier too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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