9.5.2

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TOOLS MENU • 501
Texture
You can edit one texture at a time only. If multiple Texture tags are selected,
the grid lines will not appear and cannot be edited.
This enables you to edit the active texture. As soon as you choose this tool the texture of the object is
shown and cyan grid lines appear. The mapping (i.e. the type of projection) is taken into account.
The grid lines are drawn according to the type of projection chosen, e.g. spherical mapping is shown
with a spherical cyan grid. An exception is UVW mapping. Here the grid is displayed over the entire
viewport.
The texture axes of the object are shown with an envelope on whose surface the texture can be moved
and rotated by using the Move, Scale and Rotate tools.
A left/right drag of the mouse will move the texture along its X-axis, an up/down drag will move it
along its Y-axis. The Scale function uses the same principle, only here the texture does not get moved
but re-sized.
The data for X and Y — referring to the positioning and dimensions of the texture in the Coordinate
manager — are always given as percentages, since the actual size is irrelevant. A size of 100% for both
coordinates means that the texture covers the surfaces completely.
Texture Axis
You can edit one texture at a time only. If multiple Texture tags are selected,
the grid lines will not appear and cannot be edited.
This tool enables you to edit the texture axes of the active texture. As soon as you select the tool, the
texture of the object is shown and the texture envelope appears. You can move, scale and rotate the
envelope in the usual fashion (by dragging with the Move, Scale or Rotate tool selected).
The difference between Texture and Texture Axis is illustrated in the following pictures. In both cases,
the movement is along the X-axis; in Figure 1, using the Texture tool the texture is moved on its
envelope; in Figure 2, by using Texture Axis, the envelope itself is moved.