Textures

Textures

Textures panel toolbar

The Textures panel has additional browsing tools.

Add texture

Click to select an action to create a new texture.

Import Texture from File

Imports materials from a saved Rhino .rtex file.

Choose existing

Creates a new texture by using an existing texture as the template.

Type

Specifies the texture type. There are several texture types in Rhino, including:

2D Procedural

2D Checker Cube Map Dots Exposure Grid	Mask Resample Single Color Texture Adjustment Waves

3D Procedural

3D Checker Addition Blend fBm Gradient Granite Marble Multiplication	Noise Perlin Marble Perturbing Stucco Tile Turbulence Wood

• Procedural textures are created using mathematical algorithms instead of bitmap images. They use less storage space.
• Procedural textures in Rhino 8 do not need texture baking in the Rendered and Raytraced display modes. When you zoom in close to an object, the procedural texture will always stay sharp, and will not pixelate.
• For rendering and the Raytraced viewport, procedural textures need to be baked as bitmap images to the specified resolution. Information about texture baking…

Image-based

Bitmap Crosshatch Bump Grit Bump Hatch Bump High Dynamic Range	Leather Grain Bump Simple Bitmap Simple Dot Bump Speckle Bump

General

Projection Changer

Utility

Physical Sky

More types…

Opens the content type browser to see more options for creating a new texture.

Search

Click the search box (magnifying glass) to display a menu for searching names, notes, or tags.

Search Names

Limits the search to names.

Search Notes

Limits the search to notes.

Search Tags

Limits the search to tags.

• When tags: is selected, a list of available tags appears. These tags are gathered from the materials, environments, and textures in the document.
• In the tags list, arrow keys move up and down and the selected tag is appended to the search.
• Type a semicolon to keep the selected tag and append a semicolon to the search.
• Backspace removes the last tag from the search.
• Once the focus is on the tags list, you can navigate the list using the keyboard with the semicolon and backspace keys appending and removing tags from the search without having to use the mouse.