Custom Material View

[ProfessorChaos]

I have pulled my own jpg of a stone material I like for an exterior wall style. It shows up properly in Standard 3D view, but in Vector, the walls just show up bare and white. how do i get a stone type look to appear in vector view.

When i "Adjust Material Definitions" there are very few options available.

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Thanks!

Chaos

[Architex]

Go to the pattern button on the define material and make it what ever you want.

[ProfessorChaos]

Jay,

yes I have done this but as i said there are very limited options available. The default "Stone" material has one i would like to use that is not available in the drop down.....

[Architex]

What you can do is either create new .pat files or find some if you do not have any and copy them to the pattern directory under Chief.. I have some that I copied over from Autocad. You might be able to find some here if you do not have any http://www.cadhatch.com/ or http://www.cadcorner.ca/hatch.php

Like this

http://www.chieftalk.com/showthread....tches-in-Chief

[ProfessorChaos]

this is fantastic! excellent. Thanks!!!

It also has a batt hatch that i have been hunting down. but now the new question is how do i adjust the origin of my .pat files so my batts show up properly in plan view within my wall style?

[Architex]

You will have to mess around with the origin on the pattern tab. It is trial and error to get it to look right.

[ProfessorChaos]

doesnt this only work for elevations or 3d view? how do i adjust my batt hatch patterns origin if my goal is to have it show up in my walls in plan view?

[ProfessorChaos]

here is the issue. you will notice the vertical wall has the pattern as it should be, but the hatch doesnt move with the walls to stay consistent as you can see with the horizontal wall...

help!!!

[dshall]

There was a thread on this recently, and it apparently did not work correctly. What I am saying is I do not think you can do what you want to do.

[Dave Pitman]

here is the issue. you will notice the vertical wall has the pattern as it should be, but the hatch doesnt move with the walls to stay consistent as you can see with the horizontal wall...

help!!!

Old news, sorry to say. One of many threads: http://www.chieftalk.com/showthread....attern-Offsets

File a ticket with Tech Support, and then wait.