NOTE: Cloning an appearance is an effort-saving technique with which you define an appearance by modifying the settings of an existing one: In the list, select an appearance, click Clone, edit the settings, and then save them under a new name.
The Lamination Appearances dialog box appears.
| Icon | Control Name | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Name of the appearance | |
| Type | Type of the appearance | |
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Fit | Fits the appearance model into the preview area. |
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Zoom | Starts zooming inside the preview area. |
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Pan | Starts moving the appearance model across the preview area. |
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Turn | Starts rotating the appearance model in the preview area. |
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Single Axis Rotation | Starts rotating the appearance model along the axis defined by how you move the mouse. |
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View Options | Opens a dialog box in which you can set how the appearance model is lit in the preview area. |
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Make a Snapshot | Makes a snapshot of the appearance model in the preview area. This snapshot then automatically appears as an icon for the appearance in the catalog list. |
| New/Clone | Opens a dialog box in which you can define the properties of
an appearance: colors,
texture, bump,
and Physically Based Rendering
(PBR).
NOTE: Cloning an appearance is an effort-saving technique with which you define an appearance by modifying the settings of an existing one: In the list, select an appearance, click Clone, edit the settings, and then save them under a new name. |
|
| Edit | Opens a dialog box in which you can edit the colors, texture, bump, and Physically Based Rendering (PBR) of a selected backing appearance. | |
| Delete | Deletes the appearance that you have selected in the list. | |
The new appearance now appears in the list.