[caryjames]

Hi everyone: I am using a brushed stainless material that I downloaded from MXM gallery. Usually when I add it to a circular object the texture flows around in a circle. I have just created a very similar object but now the texture is headed at a normal to the curve towards the centre of the circle not around clockwise. How do I change the direction of flow of a texture? Thanks in advance for your replies!!!!!
Cary

[JDHill]

Have you tried giving this object an explicit texture mapping? If you don't then you'll just get whatever Rhino decides to give the object, as a 'surface' UV mapping. However, if you select the object, then go to Object Properties > Texture Mapping, you can give it a spherical mapping and adjust the direction using the controls you'll find there.

[caryjames]

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[caryjames]

I sure wish there was a manual/online course for Maxwell much like Rhino's training manual that would allow you to learn rendering from the basic beginner level. Working through different rendering examples from the ground up. I am getting it slowly through trial and error and reading these posts but it sure could be easier another way. Thanks again JD!!!!!!
Cary