View Specific Material Graphics

[leahmbell]

Is there a way to us a filter to change the appearance of a specific material in a view?

In elevation we show the glass of our doors and windows with a grey fill to help distinguish things.

I would prefer not to have the grey fill in section, I was trying to set up a filter, but if it turn off the surface pattern it will also take the fill off of the door and window frames, which I want to keep.

Is there a way to set up a filter by material so I can adjust only the glass?

[jvpantin2]

Separate in two materials, one for glass panels and another for frames. It will be that way in the real world, indeed.

[leahmbell]

They are 2 separate materials.

[jvpantin2]

Probably they are sharing the same asset. Duplicate and change accordingly.

[leahmbell]

I think there is a misunderstanding.

This is the elevation

This is the section.

I think the glass is overwhelming in the section. I would like to suppress the grey fill in the sections only. I don't have an issue with the metal frame showing with a fill.

The glass is associated with a glass material, the metal frame is associated with a metal material.

I am looking for  a way to override just the glass in the section views.

If I try to override the graphics in view it will strip fill off the metal frame too.

[jvpantin2]

I insist, you can't use the same material for two or more different elements. Glass or frame, that's the question: it's not only anti BIM, keeping this way won't solve the problem. It's unreasonable to pretend the same material to have two behaviors at the same time. What are you? Quantum physician? I'm just joking, but it's real even for Revit.

Separating materials will help to set each one accordingly. In all the model, not just one view.

[jvpantin2]

Sorry if I missed the point. If glass is a separated material, just change or turn off pattern on Surface pattern (not Cut) area in Graphics tab on material explorer window.

[leahmbell]

What you are suggesting will change the look of the glass in all views.

My original question was if there was a way to use a filter (or something of the like) to change the appearance of a material in a specific view?

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Set the solid gray as the glass material background surface pattern and turn if off for section views.

[leahmbell]

Thank you! This is what I was looking for.

[yswaidani]

i cant find or edit the graphics of materials!