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# Textures

Sets the properties of the surface texture for the selected 3D object. This feature is only available after you apply a surface texture to the selected object. To quickly apply a surface texture, open the Gallery, hold down Shift+Command Ctrl, and then drag an image onto the selected 3D object.

Textures

To access this command...

Open the context menu of the 3D object, choose 3D Effects - Textures tab.

## Textures

Sets the texture properties.

### Type

Set the color properties of the texture.

### Black & White

Converts the texture to black and white.

Black & White

### Color

Converts the texture to color.

Color

### Mode

Show or hide shading.

### Only Texture

Applies the texture without shading.

Only Texture

### Texture and Shading

Applies the texture with shading. To define the shading options for the texture, click the Shading button in this dialog.

Texture and Shading

### Projection X

Set the options for displaying the texture.

### Object-specific

Automatically adjusts the texture based on the shape and size of the object.

Object-specific

### Parallel

Applies the texture parallel to the horizontal axis.

Parallel

### Circular

Wraps the horizontal axis of the texture pattern around a sphere.

Circular

### Projection Y

Click the respective buttons to define the texture for the object Y axis.

### Object-specific

Automatically adjusts the texture based on the shape and size of the object.

Object-specific

### Parallel

Applies the texture parallel to the vertical axis.

Parallel

### Circular

Wraps the vertical axis of the texture pattern around a sphere.

Circular

### Filter

Filters out some of the 'noise' that can occur when you apply a texture to a 3D object.

### Filtering On/Off

Blurs the texture slightly to remove unwanted speckles.

Filtering On/Off

### Apply

Click here to apply the properties shown in the dialog to the selected object.

Apply

### Update

Click here to view in the dialog all the properties of the selected object.

Update

### Preview Field

Displays a preview of the current selection.

### Convert to 3-D

Use this icon to convert a selected 2D object to a 3D object. You can also select several 2D objects and convert them to one single 3D object. To convert a group of 2D objects to 3D, you must first ungroup the selected objects.

Convert to 3-D

### Convert to Rotation Object

Click here to convert a selected 2D object to a 3D rotation object. You can also select several 2D objects and convert them to one single 3D rotation object. To convert a group of 2D objects to 3D, you must first ungroup the selected objects.

Convert to Rotation Object

### Perspective On/Off

Click here to turn the perspective view on or off.

Perspective On/Off