Applying a 3D Chessboard Texture

You can apply a 3D chessboard texture to an object. Chessboard texture is well adapted for materials that show regular patterns.

Before you begin: Select a product with a material that is applied to it.
See Also
About 3D Chessboard Texture
About 3D Textures Parameters
  1. To display the Appearance Domain dialog box, do one of the following:
    • In the tree, right-click a material and then select xxx_Domain object > Definition
    • Double-click Material Appearance Domain .
  2. In the Type list, select Procedural Material.
  3. Select Chessboard.

    The corresponding texture image is projected onto the object in the work area:



    Notes:
    • Render the image to have better results.
    • The image projected onto the object may be pixelated.
  4. Edit the other parameters according to your needs.
    Important: Selecting a mapping type is only relevant for real-time display. It has no impact when computing the rendered image.
  5. Click OK.

The two images below compare the different results you can obtain using a standard texture and a Chessboard 3D texture:

Rendered image with a standard texture

Rendered image with a Chessboard texture