It means that the shadows here are not going to have any tint. I found through experiment that non-shaded actually gives the best result in terms of flexibility. You can have them a uniform color like white, or you can give them shading such as these colors representing the surfaces.

In the model display section, the uncut elements, which are the surfaces we’re looking at here, have a choice, and you can make them just empty. In fact, all of the elevation markers have the same settings. So, it turns out that both of these are the same elevation marker, and it’s possible to switch back and forth between them by using different view settings, so let’s look at the elevation settings for this marker on the floor plan. So, this is, I would say, a rather pretty view compared to the construction document, which has a little bit more serious look with annotation, dimensions, etc.

Now, let’s take a look at how we can go from a simple, sketchy view like this to a rendered elevation, so here is a view of the same elevation, but with color and shadow and all the rest. In the first one in the series, I showed you how to create sketch views, where you have simple views for the plan with squiggly lines to make them look more tentative and sketchy as well as for elevations and sections, and even 3D views. This ARCHICAD video tutorial is the second in my series of ARCHICAD Design Views, where I show you different ways that you can use view settings to look at and present your model. You’ll also see some easy ways to add accurate or graphic shadows to add depth to a presentation site plan.ĪRCHICAD Design | Views 2 – Rendered Elevations & Site Plans This tutorial (19 minutes) demonstrates interesting new ARCHICAD View options that allow you to use the same Elevation and Section markers for both rendered (shaded) views and construction document drawings.

Archicad rendering