what should I use to draw water?

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

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

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

How are you doing 3D work in Autocad LT?

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.....

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3D AutoCAD Pipework - http://www.HerculeDesign.com/

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.

File Attached..........

Water.dwg

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

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)

You should already have the Masonry.Stone.Onyx.Blue material. It is a standard Autocad material.

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.