Applying materials to imported autocad solid

[spiesspurchaser]

Have my legacy autocad 3D solid and 3D faces model in 3dsMax. Having to jump in during trial period to see what I might be able to do.
Want to apply a standing seam zinc sheeting to my roof. I have these material components as attached. I have applied a basic zinc material. I understand I should be able to use a 'box' geometry and a 'tiling' to align and scale the bitmap to my editable polygon. But my polygon is not recognised or I have gone about in the wrong way. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated

[VincentSheehan]

Have you applied a UVW Map Modifier to the AutoCAD solid object?

[spiesspurchaser]

thanks, no I didnt know. Had a look, but my solids, such as my two opposing roof planes have many challenging forms that do not appear, to me,  to conform to the required geometries. As a novice I am having to work at skilled user level and trip at every move. But again thanks for responding.

[VincentSheehan]

The geometry looks fine. Add the UVW Map Modifier to it. You'll need to play with the settings so the material is positioned on the object how you like it.

[hulazphila]

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@spiesspurchaser wrote:

Have my legacy autocad 3D solid and 3D faces model in 3dsMax. Having to jump in during trial period to see what I might be able to do.
Want to apply a standing seam zinc sheeting to my roof. I have these material components as attached. I have applied a basic zinc material. I understand I should be able to use a 'box' geometry and a 'tiling' to align and scale the bitmap to my editable polygon. But my polygon is not recognised or I have gone about in the wrong way. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated

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To apply standing seam zinc sheeting to your roof in 3ds Max, make sure your roof is converted to an Editable Poly. Use a UVW Map modifier with "Box" mapping to align and scale the bitmap texture. Ensure your UVW Map settings are correct for proper alignment. If the polygon isn't recognized, double-check your conversion and modifier application