Simulate Concrete board facade

[amateurdesigner]

hi, What would be the best way to simulate exterior concrete board, rather than stucco or siding?

Any creative ideas are greatly appreciated.
thanks!

[kenoeightspot]

Attached are some samples on the "nichiha" web site. capture an image and create your own material and add it to your user lib.

[kenoeightspot]

The wall sample on the left is "concrete set to 24" and blended with a color if I am looking for a cement PANEL look.
The wall sample on the right is "American Clay" co.

[amateurdesigner]

hi Kenoeightspot,
that looks great..but how did you do that exactly in the wall settings?

[amateurdesigner]

.. how to make the joint spacings..and the panel sizes.. ?

[kenoeightspot]

Left image has the exterior material set to 1/2" "Concrete and blended with another color.
Right image has exterior material set to 1/2" concrete and then painted with "American Clay"
The joints are made using the "Wall material region" set to cut parent layers, set depth to 1/2" less than your exterior layers so the revel does not cut further back than the cement board thickness, then I used a dark
color to show a shadow effect. Space your reveal ht. as desired, copy and place more reveals using multiple copy if the spacing is uniform.

[amateurdesigner]

hi Kenoeightspot.. thanks for that information.

I love your sample..if it is not too much ..can you attach file here?

that would be awesome

thank youuuu

[kenoeightspot]

Samantha,

Attached is the file

[amateurdesigner]

hi, i am running X5..so it would not open.. no worries.. but I appreciate your help.

[kenoeightspot]

X5 file but reveals can not be used as in X6. what you see as reveals are 1/4" polyline solids.

[amateurdesigner]

great thank you much!!
looks like i need to upgrade to X6 for the true reveals

[kenoeightspot]

The reveals are not true reveals, the inside & outside intersections do not work properly. Maybe CA can fix this in the next release.