Importing mtextur

An mtextur texture can be imported into Vectorworks (internet access required) as a texture, an image file, and/or a material resource. Many of the textures have the reflectivity, transparency, and bump shaders needed for a detailed texture; material properties include construction and physical data, and you can attach a record to add custom information. When additional information such as manufacturer name, and so on, is available in the mtextur resource, this information is included as a searchable tag in the Resource Manager for the imported texture, image file, and/or material resource.

Imported materials (Design Suite required) and textures can be adjusted as needed (see Editing materials and Editing textures and shaders).

To import an mtextur texture as a texture, an image file, or a material resource:

Select the command.

An Import mtextur web browser opens.

Click Settings.

The Import mtextur Settings dialog box opens.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Select the settings and click OK.

Use the mtextur filters and search function to locate the resources for download.

For the selected mtextur resource, click CAD- & BIM-TEXTUR to download.

If Automatically close the “Import mtextur” dialog after download is deselected, click Close after you have selected all the resources needed.

The textures, images, and/or materials downloaded are available in the Resource Manager for the current file; the last resource downloaded is active.