Textures

Sets the properties of the surface texture for the selected 3D object. This feature is only available after you apply a surface texture to the selected object. To quickly apply a surface texture, open the Gallery, hold down Shift+, and then drag an image onto the selected 3D object.

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Textures

To access this command...

Open the context menu of the 3D object, choose 3D Effects - Textures tab.


Textures

Sets the texture properties.

Type

Set the color properties of the texture.

Black & White

Converts the texture to black and white.

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Black & White

Color

Converts the texture to color.

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Color

Mode

Show or hide shading.

Only Texture

Applies the texture without shading.

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Only Texture

Texture and Shading

Applies the texture with shading. To define the shading options for the texture, click the Shading button in this dialog.

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Texture and Shading

Projection X

Set the options for displaying the texture.

Object-specific

Automatically adjusts the texture based on the shape and size of the object.

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Object-specific

Parallel

Applies the texture parallel to the horizontal axis.

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Parallel

Circular

Wraps the horizontal axis of the texture pattern around a sphere.

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Circular

Projection Y

Click the respective buttons to define the texture for the object Y axis.

Object-specific

Automatically adjusts the texture based on the shape and size of the object.

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Object-specific

Parallel

Applies the texture parallel to the vertical axis.

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Parallel

Circular

Wraps the vertical axis of the texture pattern around a sphere.

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Circular

Filter

Filters out some of the 'noise' that can occur when you apply a texture to a 3D object.

Filtering On/Off

Blurs the texture slightly to remove unwanted speckles.

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Filtering On/Off

Apply

Click here to apply the properties shown in the dialog to the selected object.

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Apply

Update

Click here to view in the dialog all the properties of the selected object.

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Update

Preview Field

Displays a preview of the current selection.

Convert to 3-D

Use this icon to convert a selected 2D object to a 3D object. You can also select several 2D objects and convert them to one single 3D object. To convert a group of 2D objects to 3D, you must first ungroup the selected objects.

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Convert to 3-D

Convert to Rotation Object

Click here to convert a selected 2D object to a 3D rotation object. You can also select several 2D objects and convert them to one single 3D rotation object. To convert a group of 2D objects to 3D, you must first ungroup the selected objects.

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Convert to Rotation Object

Perspective On/Off

Click here to turn the perspective view on or off.

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Perspective On/Off

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