Applying a 3D Alternate Vein Texture

You can apply a 3D alternate vein texture to an object.

Before you begin: Select a product with a material that is applied to it.
See Also
About 3D Alternate Vein 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 Alternate Vein.

    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. To modify a vein color, click the corresponding square button and then select a color in the color chooser.
  5. To activate the selected color, select Enable.
  6. To specify the width of the vein, do one of the following:
    • Use the slider.
    • Enter a value.
  7. 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.
  8. Click OK.

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

Rendered image with a standard texture

Rendered image with an Alternate Vein texture