User Guide

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User Guide
3 Select one or more textures you want to import. A texture must be a GIF, JPEG, or PNG file.
4 Click Open.
To copy a texture from a surface:
1 Select Browser view, and use the move tool () to navigate to the surface you want to
work with.
2 Select the get texture tool (), and click the surface.
You can create multiple variations of a texture in the Variable Tools palette by
importing or copying a texture multiple times, and then setting different properties for
each texture. (See “Editing textures” on page 46.)
Applying textures
You can apply a texture to an entire object or a single face of an object. Textures are
cumulative—they overlay, rather than replace, the previous surface.
To apply a texture:
1 Select Browser view, and use the move tool () to navigate to the object you want to
work with.
2 Select a texture in the Variable Tools palette.
3 In the Object Inspector palette, choose an option from the Apply To menu:
• Face to apply the texture to just one side or face of an object.
• Object to apply the texture to the entire object.
4 If desired, set additional texture options in the Object Inspector palette. (See “Editing
textures” on page 46.)
5 Click the object or face that you want to apply the texture to in the document window.
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