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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

1 The Material Name displays here. You calculated in the Materials List. See “Mate-
can type a different name if you wish. rial Types” on page 1024.
Renaming the material does not create a new • Select Use Material Type to base the
material: it redefines the existing material. material’s pattern on the selected Type,

2 Pattern Specifications - then select a Type from the drop-down
list. This drop-down is also found on the
GENERAL panel.
• Specify the Horizontal and Vertical Off-
sets, if needed, so the pattern displays • Select Use Custom Pattern File to spec-
correctly on surfaces in Vector Views. See ify a Custom pattern and enable the
“Mapping Patterns and Textures” on page options below. When a Custom pattern is
1022. used, the material will be counted as an
Area type in the Materials List.
• Specify the Pattern Angle, in degrees
measured counterclockwise. The Custom Pattern Options are
4
• Specify the Line Weight, which is the available when Use Custom Pattern
thickness of the pattern lines. File is selected, above.
• The File pathname of the selected .pat
3 Specify the selected material’s Pattern pattern file displays here.
Source, which affects both how the
material looks in Vector Views and how it is • Click the Browse to open the Custom
Pattern File dialog and select a pattern

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