modification of texture properties Where is it?

[stech]

Hello. Thank you very much for accepting me on the forum.

How can I access the texture or material editor? I need to change the scale of a material:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-ED8BECBA-55D2-4B27-9046-616C23C6B0D0

 

But, I don't know how to access that window. Where is it?

 

Another question, can Autocad (only Autocad) be used alone to make "images" or views of a realistic 3D solid? As realistic as possible, you cannot even tell if it is a studio photo or a real photo. I'm talking about small objects, 30cm or 50cm. Can a cylinder be wrapped with a custom texture? Example, a can of Coca-Cola and paste the complete Coca-Cola label on the cylinder of the container. ?

 

Thank you very much. 

[CyberAngel]

This is one of those things about AutoCAD Help that drives me crazy. I want to open my materials dialog window. Where are the instructions on how to do this basic task??

 

Then I try the most basic thing I can think of. Type MATERIALS at the command prompt. It works!

 

The cylinder is one of the primitive 3D solids you can create in AutoCAD. Type (you guessed it) CYLINDER.

 

I would recommend searching for how to map an image to a curved surface. Pick the method that suits the tools you have and seems most natural to you.

[stech]

Thanks for your answer. But, I had already caught it a few hours ago, but not the window that appears in the documentation. How naturally can I locate that window? Do you know where the window is? Why do not you tell me? Materials show material list, not the window that appears in the documentation:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-ED8BECBA-55D2-4B27-9046-616C23C6B0D0

I don't know how to access or get to what appears in the documentation.

 

 

Edited April 9, 2024 by stech

[Cad64]

If you double click on one of the materials, like the "Marble - Gray", it will open the window you're looking for.

You can also Right Click on one of the materials and choose "Edit" from the popup menu.

[stech]

The double click or right click thing is the first thing I tried.

Double click: Tells me to select an object to place the material.

Right click: I get only one valid option "add material to current document".

It is the 30-day free trial, for MAC, version 2024. Will there be a window or section that I should open where I can explore? Maybe it's in a hidden window or panel, I don't know.

[Cad64]

Oh, I didn't realize you were running Autocad on a Mac. I don't use a Mac so I won't be able to help you with this. Hopefully someone else will have some suggestions.

[Cad64]

Ok, here's something you can try. I'm not sure if it will work on a Mac, but try using the MATEDITOROPEN command.