Materials/Colors

[Anonymous]

Im having a hard time wrapping my head around materials/color/apperence tab.  Say I want to paint one wall a different color.  Highlight wall, click paint and then you get all the different materials. I just want different colors aggggg. Do i have to go into materials/paint first and create the colors? 

Thats it for now, Thanks

[barthbradley]

In Plan View or Elevation View? If you want to distinguish walls by color in plan view, which we often do; then assign different Course Detail Level fill colors (w/ Solid patterns) for each wall type under it's properties. 

[georgehobel · Accepted solution]

I think he is speaking about actual room colors.

[ToanDN]

Duplicate the material, Go to Appearance tab and duplicate the Asset, then change the color.  Use the new material to paint the wall using the Paint tool.

[barthbradley]

[barthbradley]

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[georgehobel]

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[georgehobel]

Omg... spell check did that. I typed kreskim

[Anonymous]

So I have to create a new paint color for Every different color wall that I want a different color?

I have to create multiple Carpet colors for different color carpets?

[barthbradley]

Yes, that's why you're paid the big bucks. 

ps. I had my house painted last year.  All the colors came in different cans. Go figure. 

[Anonymous]

What I meant was You just cant have one carpet material and edit/assign them two different colors in different rooms.  You first have to create Carpet 1 and Carpet 2 and assign them different colors.

[barthbradley]

Now you got it! Red carpet, blue carpet, avocado green shag carpet, etc.  

[ToanDN]

You can of the views are shaded or hidden, but not of they are realistic or raytraced.