Display of Zones in Section

Display of Zones is new as of Archicad 25 Update 2. Make sure the checkbox at Options > Project Preferences > Legacy is off:

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When opening projects started in Archicad 25 or before, this checkbox is switched on by default.

Default Display of Zones

 

Cut section display

Uncut section display

Floor plan (Symbolic)

Category Color

Category Color

Section/Elevation/Interior Elevation

Category Color

Surface

3D Document

Category Color

Surface

3D window + cutaway

Surface

Surface

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Section - cut default (Category color)

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Elevation - uncut default (Surface)

Set Transparency of Cut Zones in Section

If you have a cut Zone in a Section, you can make it fully transparent by setting its surface transmittance parameter to a value of at least 50.

If the transmittance parameter is 49 or below, the Zone is opaque.

In a transparent Zone, the contours of objects will be displayed, but their colors are not affected.

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Opaque Zone (transmittance value below 50)

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Transparent Zone (transmittance value above 50)

Set Transparency of Uncut Zones

If you have an uncut Zone (e.g. in an Elevation or 3D view) , you can adjust its transparency using the surface transmittance parameter.

Any value over 0 makes the Zone transparent, but the transparency level varies depending on the transmittance value (a higher transmittance value makes the Zone increasingly transparent).

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Uncut Zones - High Surface transmittance value

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Uncut Zones - Low Surface transmittance value

Set Surface Transmittance for a Zone

1.Select the Zone and open Zone Settings

2.In the Model panel, check the name of the Surface.

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3.Go to Options > Element Attributes > Surfaces to adjust the Transmittance level:

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Related Topic

Edit Zone Polygon