Material Cube

[homero]

Can someone please explain the material cube.  What does each of the three sides represent?

[Tom W.]

The left face shows the texture assigned to the Material, the right face displays the surface hatch attached to the texture (if the texture has a surface hatch that is), the top face displays the fill assigned to the Material.

[homero]

I apologize for sounding obtuse, but what's the difference between texture, hatch and fill with regards to a material?  Thank you.

[homero]

13 minutes ago, Tom W. said:

The left face shows the texture assigned to the Material, the right face displays the surface hatch attached to the texture (if the texture has a surface hatch that is), the top face displays the fill assigned to the Material.

I apologize for sounding obtuse, but what's the difference between texture, hatch and fill with regards to a material?  Thank you.

[Tom W.]

43 minutes ago, homero said:

I apologize for sounding obtuse, but what's the difference between texture, hatch and fill with regards to a material?  Thank you.

 

Well when you assign a Material to an object or Wall/Slab/Roof/Hardscape/Landscape Area Component, the Renderworks Texture is what you will see in 3D views when the Render Mode is Shaded or Renderworks, the Surface Hatch is what you will see in 3D views when the Render Mode is Hidden Line, and the fill is what you will see if you cut a section through the object. In this respect assigning attributes by Material is similar to assigning them by Class.

[rDesign]

Also take a look at the Vw2025 Help file page on Concept: Material Resources

 

Edited November 11 by rDesign

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3 hours ago, rDesign said:

Also take a look at the Vw2025 Help file page

@Tom W.'s explanation is much clearer in explaining when each attribute is seen.