Colouring 3d objects

[ReMark]

dinarele:

 

When I work with materials I always have my Tool Palettes opened on the right hand side of my screen and the Materials Palette opened on the left. The sample materials and libraries AutoCAD ships with are displayed on the Tool Palettes. When I need a new material I just drag it from the Tool Palette and drop it in the Materials Palette.

[ReMark]

Right. You're working with a 3D face aren't you? What happens when you use Render?

 

Yep...I did suggest using Render. Maybe the OP forgot.

[Patrick Hughes]

Yep...I did suggest using Render. Maybe the OP forgot.

 

You're not expecting me to read and comprehend every reply are you?

[dinarele]

Yep, i tried to use the standard one, and it showed up on the rendering screen. how can i see it in the model or paper space?

sorry, that i ask that many questions, but i'm 'brand new' to the 3d:)

[ReMark]

My tool and material palettes show up (is that what we are talking about) before I even get to thinking about rendering.

 

Ask all the questions you want. That's what we are here for. Well, that and the coffee they serve here. LOL

 

Where are you located? Just curious.

[ReMark]

Do you have a copy of the 2009 User's Guide?

 

Do yourself a favor and buy a good after-market book about AutoCAD. Here is one I would recommend:

 

3D AutoCAD 2009 One Step at a Time by Timothy Sean Sykes. Forager Publications (ForagerPub.com).

[Patrick Hughes]

My tool and material palettes show up (is that what we are talking about) before I even get to thinking about rendering.

 

 

I believe dinarele is talking about seeing the material after it is applied to the model in real time.

 

dinarele, I do not think you can achieve what I believe you are looking for (real time display with material?). If you will note the amount of time it takes to render your model (if it is a large model) you will see that the time it takes can be quite a long time. Real time display with materials (in AutoCAD) is just not feasible.

[ReMark]

You could be right Patrick. The trouble is it's almost like we are speaking dialects of the same language so I'm having a little trouble getting a true handle on the nature of his problem. Thanks for your input too.

[dinarele]

Yes, that's right, Patrick, I was looking to see the material in the real time in the model... so, as i now understood, it's not possible:) so, how can i print my model with all the materials on it if I can't see it in the model space?

[dinarele]

There's the reason, why people say, that the morning clever than the evening:) i think, i got it:) i need to set up my shade plot to 'rendered'... isn't it?

[ReMark]

At what point do you normally run the Render command?

[dinarele]

after applying material and before printing

[Cad64]

This may help: http://www.we-r-here.com/cad/tutorials/level_3/3-9.htm

[daveyboyd]

Have you checked the scaling of the texture map?? If it is too small then it will show up as a solid colour, you can change the scale by brining up the materials dialog box (>MAT) click the box next to the map type in the maps section and go to the scaling and tiling section, adjust the scale as necessary until you see the desired affect . . .

[Red333]

If you're trying to see the material applied to the object in model space without having to render it, you need to use the "realistic" visual style, not "conceptual".