pgjacob Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Hi All I am wondering if you can create a new material from polylines. I have made many new materials from images. But in this instance I would like to make a series of metal circles to use to "paint" a hemi-sphere. I could find an image to use to do this, but I want the circles to actually have real holes so light can shine through them. I have attached an example of this for a light. I am able to create a series of holes using a circle and the 3D molding polyline, multiple copy them and add to the library, but material is not an option. This may not be possible... thanks melissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 19 hours ago, pgjacob said: Hi All I am wondering if you can create a new material from polylines. I have made many new materials from images. But in this instance I would like to make a series of metal circles to use to "paint" a hemi-sphere. I could find an image to use to do this, but I want the circles to actually have real holes so light can shine through them. I have attached an example of this for a light. I am able to create a series of holes using a circle and the 3D molding polyline, multiple copy them and add to the library, but material is not an option. This may not be possible... thanks melissa Not sure I understand this request, you cannot make a 2d image from a 3d shape that would be of any reasonable use. I would suggest you grab a texture that is a .png file-because it can convey clipping areas(see-through/transparent)- the circles themselves would be the only 2d content within the image file, the background would be removed(no white) A chain-link fence type material may suffice, try a google image search with the parameter "filetype:png" at the end of your search terms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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