when completing an In-Place model do you add a name for it in the object styles dialogue box before sending it into the project? Is this the only way to make sure that when you select a material for it it doesn't change all other materials associated with other walls, windows, etc to that edited material in the project? I modeled a fieldstone fireplace with an wall type with that material on one side and selected Masonry - Stone, field stone for that face. Then did a separate hearth In-Place model later and when I selected a different Masonry - Stone ( the one associated with the wall) and edited it to a slate finish and put the model back into the project the field stone walls all changed to slate.
what is the best fail safe way when adding new objects or inplace models and you want to make sure they have their very own material? I'm sure I am missing something elementary but both books I bought don't say what to do only how to assign a simple material to an object when nothing is being used by another object. They don't say how to assign an edited "same" material ( say same tile countertop tile material with different colors) to three locations and slightly different objects without each one changing to the other when you load an object into the project.
A simple 1,2,3 is all I need.
Thank you very much, Chad
