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Robert, it seams that you are right, I just looked in SketchUp and I saw that they have such a mapping tool. I tried it but with no success because my lamp is modeled in an unsuitable way for mapping, as Jonathan already suggested me.

I shall try, like an exercise, to remodel the lamp and to map the photo (photos). I have good quality photos, from all angles. 

Thanks to all, I shall come back with the result.

EDIT: Please note that these metals will only show up as shiny in a Raytrace.

Thank you Robert.

Strange but I have in my plan at least two objects shinning in normal view and I should like to find out the technology used to make them shinning.

(see image3.png from my initial post)

Regards.

Hi all,

I am really new in this business and I am trying to learn but sometimes I am completely stuck.

I want to put in my plan a metallic spotlight.

I downloaded the corresponding skp file but the spotlight is looking in my plan like being painted.

I used some texture of a brushed stainless steel but the result is so far from what I want.

I saw that some other articles ( a bathroom sink tap) is looking well in my plan having the same aspect of polished and shinning chrome.

I saw that instead of texture there was used a photo of the object.

I tried the same for my spotlight but the result is worse.

Please guide me how to get the sinning aspect for my spotlight.

I am on CA Premier X7.

Thanks.