SpotlightSetting 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.

3D options for the soft goods styles are controlled as a group. If 3D Options is set by style, the dialog box is inaccessible and the settings cannot be changed for individual instances. If 3D Options is set by instance, all settings can be changed.

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To set the 3D display options:

Select a curtain, border, or pipe-and-drape assembly. From the Object Info palette, click 3D Options. The 3D Options dialog box opens. 

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

Parameter

Description

Front/Back Drape Line

(Back Drape Line available only for double-walled pipe-and-drape)

 

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 a different solid color

Opaque/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

A setting of 100 scales the texture width to match the width of the soft goods object.

Horizontal/Vertical Shift

Shifts the texture horizontally or vertically

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, for 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

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

Hardware

 

Curtains and Borders

Select colors for the curtain/border's support pipe and track, or select Custom Texture and select a texture from the Resource Selector

Pipe-and-Drape

Select colors for the pipe-and-drape assembly's base and upright, or select Custom Texture and select a texture from the Resource Selector

Inserting curtains and borders

Inserting pipe-and-drape assemblies

Formatting soft goods object labels

 

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