User`s guide

Chapter 7 Working with Shapes
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Resolution Determines the size of bump map.
Increase Resolution to add finer detail. Increasing
Resolution also increases rendering times.
Pattern Type menu Determines the texture of the Steel Plate. The
options include:
Shape and Rivet. Uses the choices that you set in
the Rivet Shape and Shape menus.
Shape. Uses the chosen Shape.
Rivet. Uses the chosen Rivet Shape.
The exact appearance depends on the settings in the
Shape and Rivet Shape menus.
Rivet Shape menu Determines the shape of the rivets, choose Round
Bolt, Hexnut, Lugnut, Capped Lugnut, and Star.
Shape menu Determines the shape, choose Round Bolt, Hexnut,
Lugnut, Capped Lugnut, Star, Diamond, and
Crosshatch.
Plate Gap Sets the width of the gap between each steel plate.
Higher values create wider gaps.
Plate XY Radius Adjusts the aspect ratio of the steel plates.
• Higher values create wider plates.
• Lower values create taller plates.
Rivet Size Sets the size of the chosen Rivet. If the Pattern Type
menu is set to Shape, this parameter has no affect.
Shape Size Sets the size of the chosen Shape. If the Pattern Type
menu is set to Rivet, this parameter has no affect.
Rivet Count X,
Rivet Count Y
Set the number of Rivets on the X and Y axes. If the
Pattern Type menu is set to Shape, this parameter
has no affect.
Parameter Description
Shape and
Rivet
Shape
Rivet