MaterialMap

Option

Description

Select faces or entities

Specifies the entities whose material maps are to be adjusted. The entities you select are included in the yellow bounding box. When you select entities, blue grips and the manipulator widget appear:

• Drag blue grips to change the scale of the material, horizontally and vertically
• Click different parts of the manipulator to move, scale, and rotate the material

Scale the mapped image - drag one of the blue arrow grips to scale the texture in the X-, Y- or Z direction.

Move the mapped image - follow these steps:

1. Place the cursor over the one of the tripod axes
2. Click when the second arrowhead appears at the other end of the axis
3. Move the cursor to adjust the position of the pattern;  in the image below the red Y-axis is selected.
   
   

Rotate the mapping image - move the cursor over one of the rotation handles and then click when the handle expands.

1. The rotation axis in the color of the selected handle displays.
   The material map rotates dynamically around the selected axis.
   
   

2. Click a point to define the rotation angle.

Box

Wraps the texture around the six faces of a the bounding box of the selected entity or entities; prompts you:

Edit the mapping or [reseT/sWitch mapping mode] <Accept current mapping> - choose an option:

• Enter - accepts the material mapping, and returns to the previous prompt

• reseT - restores the default mapping; reverses all previously applied adjustments.

• sWitch mapping mode - switches to a different mapping mode; prompts you:
  Select an option [Box/Planar/Spherical/Cylindrical/Copy mapping to (Y)/Reset mapping)] <Box> - select an option

Planar

Aligns the texture to a single face. To select a face of a 3D solid, set SELECTIONPREVIEW = 2 or 3 or check the Select Faces option of the SELECTIONMODES  variable.

1. Place the cursor over the 3D solid face and then click when the face highlights. Repeatedly hit the Tab key to select an obscured face

Prompts you:

Edit the mapping or [reseT/sWitch mapping mode] <Accept current mapping> -  choose an option.

• Enter - accept the material mapping
• reseT - restores the default mapping; reverses all previously applied adjustments.
• sWitch mapping mode - switches to a different mapping mode; prompts you:
  Select an option [Box/Planar/Spherical/Cylindrical/Copy mapping to (Y)/Reset mapping)] <Box>- select an option

Spherical

Aligns the texture to a spherical shape. The top and bottom edges of the image are compressed to a point at the north and south poles of the sphere. Spherical mapping of a brick pattern (left) compared to box mapping (right).

Prompts you:

Edit the mapping or [reseT/sWitch mapping mode] <Accept current mapping> - choose an option:

• Enter - accepts the material mapping, and returns to the previous prompt

• reseT - restores the default mapping; reverses all previously applied adjustments.

• sWitch mapping mode - switches to a different mapping mode; prompts you:
  Select an option [Box/Planar/Spherical/Cylindrical/Copy mapping to (Y)/Reset mapping)] <Box> - select an option

Cylindrical

Aligns the texture to a cylinder shape. The vertical edges of the image are wrapped together. The height of the image is scaled along the axis of the cylindrical shape. Cylindrical mapping of a wood pattern (left) compared to a box mapping (right).

Prompts you:

Edit the mapping or [reseT/sWitch mapping mode] <Accept current mapping> - choose an option:

• Enter - accepts the material mapping, and returns to the previous prompt
• reseT - restores the default mapping; reverses all previously applied adjustments.
• sWitch mapping mode - switches to a different mapping mode; prompts you:
  Select an option [Box/Planar/Spherical/Cylindrical/Copy mapping to (Y)/Reset mapping)] <Box> - select an option

copY mapping to

Applies mapping from the source entity or face to the selected entities, thus duplicating the mapping, including any adjustments, to other entities. All entities share the same mapping origin, axes and scale. As a result the texture image is extended seamlessly from one entity to another. Prompts you:

1. Select face or entity - select the source entity
2. Select the entities to copy the mapping to:
   Select faces or entities - select the target entity
3. Entities in set: 1
   Select faces or entities -select more target entities or press Enter.
   

reseT mapping

Restores the default mapping; reverses all previously applied adjustments.