Realistic Elevations - Window Transparency

[zeulrick]

Anyone know a quick hack to give glass a nice shaded color that is VISIBLE in realistic views and prevents objects from showing behind it? 

Please note that I have tried all the simple solutions available in the material browser. I have also tried overriding the graphics.

[ToanDN]

[zeulrick]

Realistic View Yo!

[zeulrick]

Here is a screen shot. I can't figure out how the two windows on the left and right appear this way. I would like them all to have that appearance.

[zeulrick]

Are you able to see objects behind those windows?

[ToanDN]

[ToanDN]

No. You cannot see through window glass on an elevation, only 3D.

[zeulrick]

I can always see through window glass in 2d realistic elevations...as you can see from my screenshot. Revit Update with 2021?

[martijn_pater]

Seems like a rvt21 update. If the family opening cut is checked for elevation transparency in the family it will now also show in realistic mode as see-through, depending on the glass material ofcourse. For transparency with other visual styles you would uncheck the glass' subcategory.

[noconnorG728Y]

We used this colour for glass

218/227/214.

The standard Revit glass colour are ugly.....

[martijn_pater · Accepted solution]

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@martijn_pater wrote:

If the family opening cut is checked for elevation transparency in the family...

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So actually your answer would be to edit the family, select the opening cut and uncheck the transparency for elevations.

[zeulrick]

Nice Job, thank you! This works for some of my families. Some, however, don't have opening cuts, they have void extrusions. What do I do for those?

[martijn_pater]

I suppose you could nest them into a family that does or place a family with non-transparent opening cut behind it?