Polycarbonate and acrylic films are well used when applied to the problem of representing transparent surfaces in architectural model making. Their major advantage over the cheaper PVC films - in addition to their freedom from striations and their scratch-free surface - is that any glue work can be done without leaving a trace if dichloromethane is used.

Acrylic films with thicknesses up to 0.75 mm can be nicely cut with a blade. PC films with thicknesses up to 0.5 mm can be cut using a blade and the edges can be rounded off using a hot-wire cutter. When trying to represent graduated faÁades in an architectural model this treatment can save the modeller a lot of gluing steps.