9.5.2

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TEXTURE MAPPING • 955
Offset X, Offset Y, Length X, Length X, Length Y
The Offset and Length settings dene the position and size of the texture in the X and Y directions on
the texture envelope. For example, if Length X and Length Y are both set to 100%, the texture covers
the envelope completely.
Tiles X, Tiles Y
The Tiles values are the number of times the texture ts onto the texture envelope in the X and Y
directions (Length X and Length Y).
Hang on a moment, isn’t that the same as changing the length?
Yes, exactly! You can change the length either in terms of tiles (Tiles X, Tiles Y) or as a percentage of
the texture envelope (Length X, Length Y). Either way, changing one will cause the other to change.
Note that the texture will only be repeated (tiled) if the Tile option is enabled.
CINEMA 4D calculates the size of an individual tile from the current texture size. For example, if you
have scaled the texture so that it has a length of 25% in the X direction and 50% in the Y direction, the
texture ts four times in the X direction (1, 0.25) and twice in the Y direction (1, 0.5) on the surface.
If you change the Tile X or Tile Y settings, the Length settings change automatically. For example, if
you change the number to 3, the texture shrinks from 50% to 33.33%.
Mix Textures
If this option is enabled, the material will be mixed with the underlying materials. For details on mixing
textures, look up ‘textures, mixing’ in the index.