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None (removing the assigned map) by dragging
and dropping a None map from the Map/Material
Browser.
Hori z. Count—Controls the number of tiles in a
row.
Vert. Count—Controls the number of tiles in a
column.
Color Va riance—Controls the color variation
among the tiles.
Fade Variance—Controls the fading var iation
among the tiles.
Grout Setup group
Texture—Controls the display of the current
texture map for the grout. When on, the texture
is us ed as the grout pattern instead of the color
swa tch. When off, the color of the grout is
displayed, and clicking the color swatch displays
the Color Selector (page 1–161).
None—Acts as a target where you dr ag and drop
maps for the grout. When you click this button
w ith a map assig ned, t he software displays the
rollout for the map . You return this button to
None (removing the assigned map) by dragging
and dropping a None map from the Map/Material
Browser.
Hori zontal Ga p—Controls the horizontal size of
the grout between the tiles. This value is lo cked
by default to the vertical gap, so that both values
change as you edit one or the other. To u n lock
them, click the lock icon.
Vertical Ga p—Controlstheverticalsizeofthegrout
between the tiles. This value is locked by default to
the horizontal gap, so that both values change as
you edit one or the other. To unlock them, click
the lo ck icon.
%Holes—Setsthepercentageofholesinthetiled
surface caused by missing ti les. The g rout shows
through the holes.
Rough—Controls the roughness of the edges of the
grout.
Miscellaneous group
Random Seed—Randomlyappliespatternsofcolor
variation to the tiles. D oes not require any other
setting to generate completely different patterns.
Swap Text ure Entr ies—Swaps the texture maps or
colors between the tiles and the grout.
Stacking Layout group
Note: This group of con trols is active only when
CustomTilesisselectedinStandardControls
rollout > Pattern Setup > Preset Type.
Line S hift—Shifts every second row of tiles a
distance of one unit.
Random Shift—Randomly shifts all rows of tiles
a d istance of one unit.
Row and Column Edit ing group
Note: This group of controls is enabled only when
CustomTilesisselectedinStandardControls
rollout > Pattern Setup > Preset Type.
Row Modify—When on, creates a custom pattern
for rows, based on the values of Per Row and
Change. Default=off.
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Per Row—Specifies which rows to change.
When Per Row equals 0, no rows change. When
Per Row equals 1, every row changes. When
Per Row is a value greater than 1, the change
appears every N rows: a value of 2 changes
every second row, a value of three changes
every third row , and so on. Default=2.
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Chang e—Changes the width of tiles in the
affectedrows.Avalueof1.0isthedefaulttile
w idth. Values greater than 1.0 increase the