Picture on wall – ARCHLine.XP

With the Picture on wall function of ARCHLine.XP it is easy to put pictures on different surfaces of interior spaces.

The Picture on wall is a dynamic object that can be configured with its parameters in a few steps.
The Picture on wall is always based on an image which is supplemented with matting as rag mats, or collage mats and frame. Once the image is framed and displayed matting helps separate the photograph from its surroundings. It gives it its own unique space and presence.

Location: Interior – Single Object – Picture on wall.

Properties
In the Picture on wall property settings dialog you can specify the how the object should look on the floor-plan and in 3D views.
A Picture on wall consists of three parts, as it is shown on the figure below (with the main properties):

The total width and height depend on the dimensions of the above mentioned parts.


Visualization	The following properties can be set: Colour, Layer, Line width, Line type, Draw order
Elevation from floor	The height of the bottom left point of the picture object relative to the zero level of the active floor.
Material	This material will be the image. The program recognizes the width and height parameters of the selected material texture automatically, and their values appear in the Width and Height input fields.
Maintain aspect ratio	With this option the original width/height ratio of the image can be kept.
Width	You can modify the width of the image. This width parameter belongs to the image and not to the whole picture object.
Height	You can modify the height of the image. This height parameter belongs to the image and not to the whole picture object.
Frame depth	Depth of the frame.
Frame Enabled	You can specify the profile of the frame around the picture along with its material. With this option you can switch on the frame.
Matting Enabled	You can specify the properties of the stripe between the picture frame and the border of the image.With this option you can switch on the matting.
Matting Width	The value specified here is the width of the stripe between the picture frame and the border of the image.
MattingColour	The matting is represented with this colour.
Glass Enabled	With this option you can switch on the glass.
Glass Material	You can select a material from the material manager dialog.

Placing picture on wall
In 2D:
Select Interior – Single Object – Picture on wall command.
Place the picture on the floor-plan.

Use the Graphic keyword if you want to rotate the object during the placement.
In 3D:
Select Interior – Single Object – Picture on wall command.
Move your mouse to the appropriate surface and then select it.
Place the picture.

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