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minsky

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This was done properly by someone last month who can't seem to help me now.  

I saved THEIR file as a new file to make my changes.  Now I'm trying to render and the IMAGE i have properly attached for panels in a "stained" glass curtain wall panel is rendering as GRAY, but with the correct pattern.  I have spent the morning and still cannot figure this out.

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Sorry, it is not an incorrect render, it is an incorrect setting.

First, you say render but is it render or realistic or shaded?  Patterns don't show on renders, they use a jpg image not a pattern file.

I assume you mean other than render so many possible problems - here are some:

• You have the wrong material assigned
• The material color is not set correctly in the material properties GRAPHICS TAB not the appearance tab
• The element may be in a different phase

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I am RENDERING the 3d view.  I have an image set in "appearance" an there's a gray color set that there I can get rid of.  It overrides the color of the "stained" glass image.

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EVERYTHING is set to "NEW CONSTRUCTION" (but why should it matter?  A rendering is a rendering)

When I change the GRAY color to BLUE, certain panels then change to BLUE, with the pattern.

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There are typically two kinds of render materials.  One that is just the image and the other that allows you to set the color, typically a uniform colored material.  Glass and Gypsum Board are two materials that you can set the color on.

You say a 'stained glass' material.  Stained glass is a hard material to do.  Typically, it is small segments of glass in different colors.  You can't really assign an image to a full window unless the image is created to fill the window and even then, there are problems.

You would be better off to use a decal.   This thread may help you to understand.

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OH, I understand alright.

the first image is what it used to look like.

the second is what it looks like now.

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What you want / was done/ was not done with a material.  This was either a decal or was added with photoshop.

Read again the post I linked.  It suggested one full pain of glass for the entire window to host the decal.  A decal has to be fully hosted and you don't want to mess with 14 decals, just one.   The muttons can be modeled in place or a CW in the same place with empty panels.

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Here is a tutorial on how to use a material image .... NOTE - The image has to be equal to or larger than your window glass because you don't want tiling.

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