Modeling a Railway Sleeper on Inventor

[mert_pinar]

Hello!

I am modeling a Railway Sleeper with Autodesk Inventor Professional 2025.

I have finished the modeling process, but I am experiencing issues while rendering.

Could you please help me with improving my model?
I am trying to getter better visuals, I think I have some problems about adding materials and colors.

   

Best regards.

[CGBenner]

@mert_pinar 

Welcome to the forum.  Would you be able to share the file?  What have you tried that is not working for you?

[mert_pinar]

Hey!

Thank you so much for your help! 
File is attached.

What  I am trying to do is, I am trying to give concrete color to the surfaces, and steel color to the rebars.
I am trying to make the rebars to be visible.
But I think it is not possible when I render.

For example, in this picture I tried to remove the outlines but I couldn`t make it.

So if you have possible solutions to have better visuals.

I am open for any idea.

Best Regards.

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi! I think this can be done easily. The panels are all surface bodies. You may use Stitch command to stitch them into a surface body. The thicken the surface to a thin solid body. Assign a transparent appearance to the solid body. It should mimic the glass nicely.

Many thanks!

[CGBenner · Accepted solution]

@mert_pinar Hello, do you still need help with this question?

[3DAli · Accepted solution]

[kacper.suchomski · Accepted solution]

Hi

1. Why do you use freeform surfaces?
2. Transparency and concrete are mutually exclusive (at least in Inventor). You can make renders with different materials - one with concrete and one with glass, as Johnson mentioned.
3. A good practice is to model elements that are symmetrical about the origin of the coordinate system. In such a scenario, it would be sufficient to make half of these surfaces and duplicate them in a circular pattern and then stitch them together.
4. To give different textures to individual solids, simply point to the solid in the folder in the browser and then select a color from the drop-down list on the quick access bar; or right-click the solid in the browser, select Properties and select the material.

[mert_pinar]

Thanks a lot for your time and your help.
Those was really helpfull.

[mert_pinar]

Thanks everyone for your time and for your help.
All of those was really helpfull.

I am still learning the program so it was really nice to see how you are solving problems.

[kacper.suchomski · Accepted solution]

It can be done with much fewer operations and much easier.