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Adding a texture

adam_gasper — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:39:25 GMT

I am using IV 2024. How do I add a texture to the library? I found a texture .bmp I want to use and added it to the Autodesk 2024 texture files, but it is not listed when I go to find the new texture. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

Re: Adding a texture

JDMather — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:56:20 GMT

@adam_gasper

Can you Attach your *.ipt file and the image file used for texture here?

Re: Adding a texture

EdvinTailwind — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:57:30 GMT

You need to create new "material".

See this:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-6F090B0A-F28C-4165-A4D2-63C89D086B81

More about material and appearance can be found here:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-5953AE40-331A-43DC-9E9D-DE8775B4ED93

Re: Adding a texture

adam_gasper — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:11:30 GMT

I'm trying to make a piece of perforated floor plate. It looks like IV already has a similar texture loaded in the texture file already, but it doesn't show in my drop-down menu for selection when I am using Inventor. Thanks.

Re: Adding a texture

JDMather — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:31:01 GMT

@EdvinTailwind wrote:

You need to create new "~~material~~".

Appearance, not material.

Re: Adding a texture

EdvinTailwind — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:07:49 GMT

@JDMather : I disagree. The question was about texture, which to me means both visual and physical properties (and I don't mean mass or thermal stuff). The number of options for appearance available in the Material editor is far superior to the Appearance editor.