Vasari
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To change the display properties of a material in project views, modify the Graphics asset in the Material Editor. You can change settings that define the way the material displays in shaded views, as well as the way its outer surfaces and cut surfaces display in other views.
NoteTo change the appearance of a material in rendered images, change its render appearance. For realistic rendered appearances, select the Realistic visual style. See Changing the Appearance Properties of a Material.
To change the display properties of a material
- In the Material Browser, select the material to change, and click Edit
. - In the Material Editor, select the Graphics asset.
- To change how the material looks in shaded views (such as 3D views and elevations), under Shading, do the following:
- If you want to use the render appearance to represent the material in shaded views, select Use Render Appearance for Shading. Vasari calculates an average color for the render appearance and uses it to represent the material in 2D and 3D views whose Visual Style setting is Shaded. You can present realistic views by selecting Realistic.
- Click the color swatch. In the Color dialog, select a color. (See Colors.) Click OK.
- For Transparency, enter a value between 0% (completely opaque) and 100% (completely transparent), or move the slider to the desired setting.
- To change how the outer surface of the material displays in views (such as plan views and section views), under Surface Pattern, do the following:
- To change the surface pattern, click the pattern, and in the Fill Patterns dialog, select a pattern from the list.
- To change the color that is used to draw the surface pattern, click the color swatch. In the Color dialog, select a color. Click OK.
NoteIn the project, you can align the surface pattern to a model element. See Aligning the Surface Pattern on a Model Element. - To align the texture of the appearance to the surface pattern of the material, under Surface Pattern, click Texture Alignment. See Texture Alignment for further instructions.
- To change how the cut surface of the material displays in views, under Cut Pattern, do the following:
- To change the cut pattern, click the pattern, and in the Fill Patterns dialog, select a pattern from the list.
- To change the color that is used to draw the cut pattern, click the color swatch. In the Color dialog, select a color. Click OK.
- To exit the Material Editor, click Done.
- To exit the Material Browser, click OK.
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