Materials modeling - Assigning materials by instance and by paint

Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:

assign-materials_002.rvt - (15 mb)

Transcript

00:03

So I'll select the base cabinet at the bottom here

00:06

and we can see that this is the 24 inch base cabinet type.

00:10

I'll click edit type to access its type properties

00:14

and in the materials and finishes panel here,

00:16

we can see we have a draw material parameter.

00:19

So we'll click on the bio category material

00:21

and then open the material browser from the button that appears here.

00:26

We can see that the perch material is already selected.

00:28

So we'll use this and we'll just click OK to assign it to the parameter here.

00:33

So we'll click OK to save the changes to this base cabinet.

00:37

And again,

00:38

we can see all of the instances of this cabinet in

00:40

the model here have been updated to show that new material.

00:47

We can also assign materials to individual instances of objects.

00:52

So I'll select one of the base cabinets here at the end.

00:55

Looking at the property's pallette, this shows its instant parameters.

00:60

And we can see in the materials and finishes

01:01

panel here that we have the handle material parameter.

01:04

So I'll click on this

01:06

and again, open the material browser from the button that appears

01:10

and actually we can see at the top of the materials here,

01:13

we have this bronze material.

01:14

So I'll select this

01:16

and then we'll click OK

01:18

to assign that bronze material onto the handle material instance parameter.

01:22

And looking at the view,

01:23

we can see that that material is updated on this instance of the cabinet here

01:28

with the other instance, opposite, retaining its original handle material.

01:34

Looking at the wall behind the cooker here,

01:35

we'd like to apply a tile splashback higher up the wall

01:39

and to do that

01:40

rather than creating a new wall type and assign a material, we can use the paint tool

01:46

to apply a material onto the face of this wall.

01:49

But first, I don't want to paint the entire face of the wall,

01:52

just the area here between the cabinets and the countertop.

01:56

So we can use the split face tool

01:59

to create a separate face on this wall for this particular material.

02:04

So to do this, we'll go to the modify ribbon tab

02:07

and from the geometry panel, we'll click the split face tool.

02:13

Now, we first need to select the face that we need to split.

02:16

So I'll click near the edge of the wall here to pick this front face.

02:22

Now, we can see the outline of the entire wall face here in yellow

02:27

and looking at the split face ribbon tab. Here we have the draw tools available to us.

02:32

I'll select the pick lines tool from here.

02:35

So now we'll pick on the edges of the objects to define the boundary of our tiles. So

02:40

we can pick the top of the counter top here

02:43

and then the undersides of the wall cabinets.

02:46

We got the other side of the extraction hood

02:50

and then we'll get the sides of the wall cabinets for the vertical lines.

02:54

And now we have all of those selected,

02:55

we need to trim them to create an enclosed boundary.

02:58

So from the modify ribbon tab on the modify panel,

03:01

we'll click the trim extend to corner tool.

03:04

And now we can click on the lines that we need to extend and trim

03:08

to create the corners

03:09

to create the enclosed boundary that we need.

03:12

I see this, this top line here,

03:14

we need to just extend this to the edge of the wall face here, the yellow line.

03:18

So from the modify panel here,

03:20

we'll click trim, extend single element.

03:24

Then we'll pick the face of the wall opposite as the

03:27

boundary and then click on the line here to extend.

03:31

And now you have that enclosed boundary

03:33

or click finish, edit mode to create that split face.

03:39

Now, to paint the material, we go to the modify ribbon tab

03:42

and from the geometry panel here or click the paint tool.

03:49

Then in the material browser that's opened,

03:51

we'll search for the tile material at the top here.

03:55

And now we can see we have the different tile materials available. So

03:59

we'll select the ceramic tiles six by three inch white material.

04:03

And with that selected, we can go over to the face that we've created on the model here

04:08

and just click in the middle of that to paint that tile material.

04:11

And we can see that it's now applied to that area.

04:15

So I'll click done on the material browser here to finish the paint tool.

04:21

Now, if I select the wall, we can see that that face is still part of the wall.

04:25

Whoever using the split face tool has allowed us to

04:28

paint that material into just one part of the wall.

04:32

And that now completes assigning of materials into the kitchen.

Video transcript

00:03

So I'll select the base cabinet at the bottom here

00:06

and we can see that this is the 24 inch base cabinet type.

00:10

I'll click edit type to access its type properties

00:14

and in the materials and finishes panel here,

00:16

we can see we have a draw material parameter.

00:19

So we'll click on the bio category material

00:21

and then open the material browser from the button that appears here.

00:26

We can see that the perch material is already selected.

00:28

So we'll use this and we'll just click OK to assign it to the parameter here.

00:33

So we'll click OK to save the changes to this base cabinet.

00:37

And again,

00:38

we can see all of the instances of this cabinet in

00:40

the model here have been updated to show that new material.

00:47

We can also assign materials to individual instances of objects.

00:52

So I'll select one of the base cabinets here at the end.

00:55

Looking at the property's pallette, this shows its instant parameters.

00:60

And we can see in the materials and finishes

01:01

panel here that we have the handle material parameter.

01:04

So I'll click on this

01:06

and again, open the material browser from the button that appears

01:10

and actually we can see at the top of the materials here,

01:13

we have this bronze material.

01:14

So I'll select this

01:16

and then we'll click OK

01:18

to assign that bronze material onto the handle material instance parameter.

01:22

And looking at the view,

01:23

we can see that that material is updated on this instance of the cabinet here

01:28

with the other instance, opposite, retaining its original handle material.

01:34

Looking at the wall behind the cooker here,

01:35

we'd like to apply a tile splashback higher up the wall

01:39

and to do that

01:40

rather than creating a new wall type and assign a material, we can use the paint tool

01:46

to apply a material onto the face of this wall.

01:49

But first, I don't want to paint the entire face of the wall,

01:52

just the area here between the cabinets and the countertop.

01:56

So we can use the split face tool

01:59

to create a separate face on this wall for this particular material.

02:04

So to do this, we'll go to the modify ribbon tab

02:07

and from the geometry panel, we'll click the split face tool.

02:13

Now, we first need to select the face that we need to split.

02:16

So I'll click near the edge of the wall here to pick this front face.

02:22

Now, we can see the outline of the entire wall face here in yellow

02:27

and looking at the split face ribbon tab. Here we have the draw tools available to us.

02:32

I'll select the pick lines tool from here.

02:35

So now we'll pick on the edges of the objects to define the boundary of our tiles. So

02:40

we can pick the top of the counter top here

02:43

and then the undersides of the wall cabinets.

02:46

We got the other side of the extraction hood

02:50

and then we'll get the sides of the wall cabinets for the vertical lines.

02:54

And now we have all of those selected,

02:55

we need to trim them to create an enclosed boundary.

02:58

So from the modify ribbon tab on the modify panel,

03:01

we'll click the trim extend to corner tool.

03:04

And now we can click on the lines that we need to extend and trim

03:08

to create the corners

03:09

to create the enclosed boundary that we need.

03:12

I see this, this top line here,

03:14

we need to just extend this to the edge of the wall face here, the yellow line.

03:18

So from the modify panel here,

03:20

we'll click trim, extend single element.

03:24

Then we'll pick the face of the wall opposite as the

03:27

boundary and then click on the line here to extend.

03:31

And now you have that enclosed boundary

03:33

or click finish, edit mode to create that split face.

03:39

Now, to paint the material, we go to the modify ribbon tab

03:42

and from the geometry panel here or click the paint tool.

03:49

Then in the material browser that's opened,

03:51

we'll search for the tile material at the top here.

03:55

And now we can see we have the different tile materials available. So

03:59

we'll select the ceramic tiles six by three inch white material.

04:03

And with that selected, we can go over to the face that we've created on the model here

04:08

and just click in the middle of that to paint that tile material.

04:11

And we can see that it's now applied to that area.

04:15

So I'll click done on the material browser here to finish the paint tool.

04:21

Now, if I select the wall, we can see that that face is still part of the wall.

04:25

Whoever using the split face tool has allowed us to

04:28

paint that material into just one part of the wall.

04:32

And that now completes assigning of materials into the kitchen.

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