New and Existing on same 3d image

[HARRYBSTANFIELDJR]

I Will Bite Too, How Do You Do That In Photoshop?:d

[barnplan]

That image was done using photoshop layers to overlay images. Photoshop uses layers the same way as most cad programs. But you can control the layer and make them trasnperat of anything in between.

go to http://www.scottonstott.com/ that was the best photoshop help I have ever gotton

Thanks
Charles Kirkland

[Dan Park]

Just to clairify - The image I posted earlier was done entirely in Chief. I did not use photoshop at any point. I don't even have it installed on the computer I was working on.

My comment on Photoshop was that this is much easier to do with Photoshop and you will be able to get a better result.

[lbuttery]

Here is an example of how to use glass walls to illustrate the front addition to my house.

In the wall dbx set material to glass for interior and exterior surfaces. Once one wall is set then the eyedropper can be used for the other walls.

Lew

[lbuttery]

Here is another example - adding a bath and deck onto roof top terrace


Lew

[Allen42acj]

That will be an interesting cookout...
Nice job Lew...

[jtcapa]

Thanks for the explaination Dan, and for the examples Lew. After trying Dan's way, I'd have to agree it is easier to get a better example in Photoshop.

Just take one screen shot with glass house enabled, then without changing positions take another screen shot with render enabled. Export and save both pictures in your format of choice. Open in Photoshop and do some creative cutting and pasting. The more time you spend tweaking the better it will look.

Thanks again for the help guys.

[patrick]

JT,

Thanks for a new way to show a remodel

[jtcapa]

Thanks Pat,

But I cannot take credit for it. Chief was showing this example all along in their load screens. I just thought it would be great to pop those into my construction documents as a way of showing old and new in 3d. Your image looks great btw.

[lbuttery]

Here is another example where two tones of glass are used to illustrate existing walls that need to be modified and new walls that will be added.

The bronze glass illustrates existing walls that will need to be increased by 24" and the tempered glass illustrates new bath and staircase that will be added.

I like this method better than exporting to a paint program as it can all be done in Chief

Lew

[Gunzzz]

Interesting possibilites. Looks like yet again I have more to learn..... you guys just keep piling it on.

Paul

[patrick]

Lew's way :

I concur. It's quicker and simpler. It's much better than the layer/ layer set method too

[jtcapa]

Lew and Patrick,

That is a nice alternative to the glass house-photoshop twist. So let me understand, you are creating or redefining a wall, roof and materials set to turn the new addition into glass?

I'm wondering how this works with final 2d documents. As long as the 2d looks like normal then there's no issue.

I'm also wondering about reversing the images. Making the existing transparent and the new solid. Wouldn't that make more sense visually? That is what I did on my image, thinking that the existing is less important visually than the new.
What are your thoughts?

[lbuttery]

JT:

Just open the wall dbx and select the material tab and set the exterior and interior materials to glass, your choice as to which glass you use.

You can use shift-select to do multiple walls at once, be sure to use wall breaks as needed.

I prefer to use this method on the remodeling rather than the existing as you can see inside the glass and see what is going into the new rooms

The 2D floorplans look the same.

Try it, it's easy to do

Lew

[jtcapa]

Thanks for the elaboration Lew.

I'm basically a lazy drafter at heart, and I don't like keeping more than one copy of the clients plan files around, as I forget which to update when I make changes. If I make the new walls glass, when it comes time to do elevations views then i'm missing the siding information and any exterior trim details. I'd have to switch back. Whereas the reverse, of making the existing planer looking in elevations works to my ends better, as it will make the new addition also punch out in elevation views, as compared to the adjacent existing glass walls.