[arriscad] setting surfaces to "both sides opaque?

[Brian Nelson]

Yes I understand the solids Setup menu - but the solids Edit menu is set by
the system - it is not interactive with the Setup menu.

So when I want to change the solids to opaque both sides - it is mostly
luck if the Edit menu is set to "both"

I prefer to not have to deal with one-sided triangles, and I find that the
processing time gain is negligible in my projects - having to change the
opacity however is very disruptive.

Brian

PS : another very annoying issue in the Modelling module is that the "match
all parameters" utility does not "pick up" the Transparency parameter -
this needs to be fixed also

On 3 February 2015 at 13:53, Jim Bennett <jim.bennett at sigmadesign.com>
wrote:

>  Brian,
>
> In the 3D Construction Setup menu there is a setting for 1 sided triangles
> for the various surfaces - top, bottom, sides, etc. Set them all to Off.
>
> This setting is saved in an array global variable sr_cp1side(x) where the
> array slots (x) are 0-4.
>
> Note that by setting surfaces to double sided, you double the render
> processing time and power needed as the computer has to consider both sides
> of the surfaces. Example: if you have a box which is 6 sides, with 1 sided
> surfaces, the six sides on the outside of the box are rendered (assuming
> the sides are facing out). If 1 sided surfaces is off, both sides are
> rendered and the processor has to render the 6 surfaces inside the box (12
> total) even though those surfaces will never be seen. I find that leaving
> the 1 sided surface setting on cuts down on display time and also a lot of
> confusion in the model.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On 2/3/2015 3:34 PM, Brian Nelson wrote:
>
> Is there a way to "force" this setting?
>
>  I find that the "system" has to determine this setting - if it has not -
> I have to exit the Arris session and load it up again - very annoying !
>
>  B. Nelson
>
>
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