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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Type Pattern Options Materials List

Herring- Herringbone. Height, Length, Depth Calculates the number of units required to
bone and Mortar Width. cover the surface area.
Height and Length are
restricted to a 2:1 ratio.
Octagon Octagons and Height, Length, Depth Calculates the number of units required to
small squares. and Mortar Width. cover the surface area. Units are com-
Height and Length refer posed of one octagon and four squares.
to the small square
edges and are
restricted to a 1:1 ratio.
Hexagon Hexagon Height, Length, Depth Calculates the number of units required to
and Mortar Width. cover the surface area.
Height and Length are
restricted to a 1:1 ratio.
Parquet Square parquet Size. Calculates the required number of par-
units quet units to cover the surface area.

Textured Similar to a Sand Spacing. The Materials List does not calculate this
fill style. material Type.
Earth Alternating hatch Size. The Materials List does not calculate this
pattern similar to material Type.
Parquet.
Stars Six sided stars. Size. The Materials List does not calculate this
material Type.
Custom Multiple options Depends on the Calculates the surface area. If you select
selected pattern. Use Custom Pattern File, the Material
Type will be Custom regardless of the
selected pattern.

Managing Plan Materials

The Plan Materials dialog allows you When a material is applied to an object in a
to manage the materials used in the plan, a copy of that material is created and
current plan. Select 3D> Materials> Plan saved with the plan. If you use the Define
Materials to open this dialog. You can also Materials dialog to modify that material,
access its settings in the Select Material your changes affect it wherever it is found
dialog. See “Select Material Dialog” on page throughout that plan. All objects in that plan
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