Setting soft goods 3D display options

Select a texture or color to display on the curtain, border, or pipe-and-drape assembly in 3D views. A curtain object can also be made to look like a scrim; pipe-and-drape assemblies can have alternating panel colors. The Vectorworks Spotlight product includes a number of sample textures, or you can create your own textures (see Creating textures). The settings made here override any class settings made, if the soft goods object is assigned to a class; an alert dialog box opens if there is a conflict.

Select a curtain, border, or pipe-and-drape assembly. From the Object Info palette, click 3D Curtain Options. The 3D Curtain Options dialog box opens. Select the display option from the 3D Curtain Options list and then choose the formatting options.

Parameter	Description
3D Curtain Options	Select the type of display for the soft goods material: ● Opaque: Displays with a solid color ● Scrim: Displays with a partly transparent color ● Custom: Displays an image or assigned texture ● Multi-Color: Displays each panel of the pipe-and-drape assembly with an alternating solid color
Opaque
Opaque or Scrim Color	Specifies the color of the soft goods object in 3D views; click the color box to select the color
Scrim
Opaque or Scrim Color	Specifies the color of the soft goods object in 3D views; click the color box to select the color
Custom
Texture	Opens the Resource Selector; double-click a resource to select it
Scale and Adjust Texture	If the selected texture does not have the desired size or position in the Preview, adjust its scale or position
Scale	Increases or decreases the texture scale
Horizontal Shift	Shifts the texture horizontally to the left or right
Vertical Shift	Shifts the texture vertically up or down
Flip Texture	Flips the texture
Tile Texture	Tiles the texture
Preview	Displays the texture selected for the soft goods object
Multi-Color (pipe-and-drape only)
Multi-Color Properties	Lists the colors, in order, that will alternate on the pipe-and drape assembly panels. To change the order of the colors, click on the # column and drag the color to a new position in the list.
Panel Color	Specifies the color of the selected panel; click the color box to select the color
Name	Enter a name for the specified color
Add Color	Adds the Panel Color to the Multi-Color Properties list, to be included among the panel colors. If a color has been changed, replaces the changed color in the list.
Remove Color	Removes the selected color from the Multi-Color Properties list