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title: How to setup clear panels and apply in a job
description: Learn how to add and set up clear panels in SmartBuild, including skylights and wall panels, with proper materials, transparency settings, and assembly configuration.
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# How to setup clear panels and apply in a job

 

**Summary:**  
This article explains how to use and set up Clear Panels in SmartBuild, including skylights and wall eave lights. For full walkthrough and visuals, refer to the video.

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### Using Clear Panels (In a Job)

#### 1. Eave Lights (Wall Panels)

- Go to **Clear Panels → Eave Light**
- Click on a wall to place
- Set:
  
    - **Full width or custom length**
    - **Offset from top of wall**
    - **Panel length**
    - **Material and color**
- Apply to replace a section of wall panel with a clear panel

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#### 2. Skylight Panels (Roof)

- Go to **Clear Panels → Skylight**
- Click on a roof plane
- Set:
  
    - **Start point** (based on panel width)
    - **Offset down**
    - **Panel length**
    - **Quantity**
    - **Skip factor** (spacing between panels)
- Apply to insert panels into the roof

**Note:** Placement depends on panel width and does not automatically account for overhangs or framing spacing.

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### Setup Process (Admin)

#### 1. Enable Permissions

- Ensure users have **Clear Panels permission** enabled

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#### 2. Create Clear Panel Material

- Go to **Setup Wizard → Sheeting**
- Add new item:
  
    - **SKU & description**
    - **Coverage width** (ex: ~36”)
    - **Orientation** (vertical)
- Assign to the correct **panel system**
- Add usage:
  
    - **Skylight**
    - **Eave Light**

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#### 3. Configure Pricing & Lengths

- Choose:
  
    - **Fixed lengths** (ex: 2’, 4’, 8’)
    - Or **price per foot**

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#### 4. Set Up Colors (Transparency)

- Go to **Setup Wizard → Colors**
- Create new colors:
  
    - Example:
      
          - *Smoke Gray* (~80% transparency)
          - *Clear* (100% transparency)
- Assign color codes
- No texture map required

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#### 5. Assign Colors to Panel

- Return to **Sheeting**
- Enable colors for the panel
- Remove unused colors
- Keep only your clear panel colors

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#### 6. (Optional) Assembly Setup

- Create an **assembly** for the panel
- Add:
  
    - Panel material
    - Fasteners (ex: screws per sq ft)

**Important:**

- Fasteners must include matching color codes
- Use **SKU overrides** if matching colors don’t exist

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### Final Notes

- Clear panels rely on **user placement accuracy** (alignment with girts/purlins)
- Always verify placement near **overhangs**
- Transparency settings control visual appearance
- Consider trims and fasteners when using full clear wall systems

 

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