Window - shouldn't this be easy?

[Anonymous]

Hey everyone,

This is likely a PICNIC (problem in chair,not in computer) problem, but how can I make this window see through? The whole door can be see through, but I can't get just the window to be transparent.

I tried messing with the style library and opacity scale, and I can't figure out what I'm missing.

Inventor 2010.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

The short answer is ... you cannot.

Parts are either opaque or transparent; they cannot be both.

- - - - -

If you really need a window/door combination, you need to make an assembly. Each part in the assembly can have different material properties and, therefore, your window can be transparent while the rest of the door remains opaque.


HTH

[-niels-]

Well, this method works for me in 2011... not sure if it works in 2010 but, it's worth a shot.
If you create the extrusion for your window as a new solid and then change the SOLID's color style to glass it works in 2011.
(note: change the solid's color style, not the feature's... see attached image)

Also, don't forget to remove all those color style's you added to the surfaces and feature...
Hope this works for you.

[Anonymous]

There's 2 options (but only 1 without 2011)

1) With 2011 use solid bodies and have the glass a separate solid from
the frame. (not possible with 2010 and earlier

2) Use a transparent bmp texture with your glass colour style. I have
attached a bmp here - copy into your Inventor texture directory, edit
the glass style and add it as it's texture image. Apply this colour
style to both sides of the window (probably want to make sure "display
interior faces" is turned 'on' in the colour option too.

yes, conklinjim is correct - you can only have 1 opacity setting for any
single part, no matter what combination of colour-styles are used in
this part. Think of it in real-life, they're separate parts and as he
said, it would be best to model as an assembly - saying that, if it's
just something quick then the above transparent glass texture should
suffice.

Hope that helps, Sam




On 31/05/2010 22:08, dglaurent wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> This is likely a PICNIC (problem in chair,not in computer) problem, but how can I make this window see through? The whole door can be see through, but I can't get just the window to be transparent.
>
> I tried messing with the style library and opacity scale, and I can't figure out what I'm missing.
>
> Inventor 2010.
>
> Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys, both ways worked. The assembly method seemed a little sloppier so I went the multibody. I thought it should work just like the textures applied to different features. I guess I learned something and I can go home early today.

Cheers!
D.

[Anonymous]

Lol, just remembered solid bodies were in 2010 too... so, 2 options
after all...

On 01/06/2010 09:13, Sam M wrote:
> There's 2 options (but only 1 without 2011)
>
> 1) With 2011 use solid bodies and have the glass a separate solid from
> the frame. (not possible with 2010 and earlier
>
> 2) Use a transparent bmp texture with your glass colour style. I have
> attached a bmp here - copy into your Inventor texture directory, edit
> the glass style and add it as it's texture image. Apply this colour
> style to both sides of the window (probably want to make sure "display
> interior faces" is turned 'on' in the colour option too.
>
> yes, conklinjim is correct - you can only have 1 opacity setting for any
> single part, no matter what combination of colour-styles are used in
> this part. Think of it in real-life, they're separate parts and as he
> said, it would be best to model as an assembly - saying that, if it's
> just something quick then the above transparent glass texture should
> suffice.
>
> Hope that helps, Sam
>
>
>
>
> On 31/05/2010 22:08, dglaurent wrote:
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> This is likely a PICNIC (problem in chair,not in computer) problem, but how can I make this window see through? The whole door can be see through, but I can't get just the window to be transparent.
>>
>> I tried messing with the style library and opacity scale, and I can't figure out what I'm missing.
>>
>> Inventor 2010.
>>
>> Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Or create your door/window as a single item, use a transparent material,
then change the surface features/colors to something other than transparent.

"Sam M" wrote in message
news:6400712@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Lol, just remembered solid bodies were in 2010 too... so, 2 options
> after all...
>
> On 01/06/2010 09:13, Sam M wrote:
>> There's 2 options (but only 1 without 2011)
>>
>> 1) With 2011 use solid bodies and have the glass a separate solid from
>> the frame. (not possible with 2010 and earlier
>>
>> 2) Use a transparent bmp texture with your glass colour style. I have
>> attached a bmp here - copy into your Inventor texture directory, edit
>> the glass style and add it as it's texture image. Apply this colour
>> style to both sides of the window (probably want to make sure "display
>> interior faces" is turned 'on' in the colour option too.
>>
>> yes, conklinjim is correct - you can only have 1 opacity setting for any
>> single part, no matter what combination of colour-styles are used in
>> this part. Think of it in real-life, they're separate parts and as he
>> said, it would be best to model as an assembly - saying that, if it's
>> just something quick then the above transparent glass texture should
>> suffice.
>>
>> Hope that helps, Sam
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 31/05/2010 22:08, dglaurent wrote:
>>> Hey everyone,
>>>
>>> This is likely a PICNIC (problem in chair,not in computer) problem, but
>>> how can I make this window see through? The whole door can be see
>>> through, but I can't get just the window to be transparent.
>>>
>>> I tried messing with the style library and opacity scale, and I can't
>>> figure out what I'm missing.
>>>
>>> Inventor 2010.
>>>
>>> Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Update - should anyone search for this type thing:

The separate solid bodies shows see-through in the model, but not in a rendering.

If you want to render you have to do the assembly thing. This is maybe what conklinjm was getting at, and I just missed.

Cheers!