Creating a Foliage Symbol Definition

You can create a custom foliage symbol definition from an image file.

To create a foliage symbol definition:

1. Select an existing foliage object for which you want to create a new symbol definition.

2. From the Object Info palette, click Create Symbol. The Create Foliage Symbol dialog box opens.

►    Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Select Image File	Opens the Choose Image File dialog box to select an image file to use as a basis for the symbol; the image displays in the Preview window
Symbol Name	Enter a name for the symbol definition
Image Rotation	Enter the number of degrees to rotate the image on the surface of the symbol
Symbol Width/Height	Enter the width or height of the resulting symbol; when you change one value, the other value changes automatically to maintain the same aspect ratio

3. Click OK. The symbol definition is applied to the selected foliage object.

4. To save the symbol definition for reuse in other files, use the Resource Manager’s Export command to export the symbol definition to a file in the Defaults\Foliage folder in your user folder.

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Adding Foliage

Covering a Solid with Foliage

Exporting Resources

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