Importing JPG. files for use in C.A.

[CTMichael]

   In my plan I have incorporated several televisions and computer monitors within the design for staging purposes, and have included certain images from the "scenery" folder located in the Core Catalogue with in the materials lists for these objects to give a greater impression of the use, and occupancy of certain rooms where the televisions, and or monitors are located.  
   However, I would like to use images from current general media which I have found on line and saved on my computer system on which Chief Architect is installed.
   I have successfully imported the images into my "User Catalogue", and they are visible within C.A. when clicked on from the User Catalogue.  However, when I open one of the televisions or monitors to apply one of the imported images, they are not listed in my "User Catalogue" for use as an applicable material.
   I have version X13, and I do understand that C.A. X13 is no longer available for free tech support; yet I was curiously wondering if the use of images downloaded from anywhere on the internet via a Google search, could have ever been used within C.A. as an applicable material, regardless of the version, or if I somehow have not found the right training video that explains how to use images which are downloaded from the internet (or personal photos for that matter) as applicable materials within Chief Architect?
   I have included a few screenshots of renders from my design plan, and a couple of the images which I would like to use.
 

[TeaTime]

I'd wonder how exactly you imported them. When you right-click one in your User Catalog and hit Open Object, does it open a Material Definition dialog? Or something else, like a picture image or something?

 

I'm guessing they're just not Materials. You might start over by creating new materials right in the User Catalog folder. Right-click it and choose New> Material. I'm pretty sure that's the same back in X13. I think there's also a sort of mass import option under 3D> Materials, too, you might check and see if X13 has it. Should be able to select an entire folder of images and have them batch converted to Materials.

[DBCooper]

Here is a tech article that covers how in more detail:

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00007/importing-and-applying-a-custom-picture-to-a-frame-computer-or-tv-screen.html

 

I think most of this should be the same between X15 and X13.