Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

3 Click (Duplicate).
This creates a new material using the selected material settings as the starting point.
4 In the Duplicate Material dialog, enter Concrete - Precast, and click OK.
You have created a new material that can be applied to any model component in this project.
Notice that the material settings have not changed from the material that you duplicated. In
the steps that follow, you modify the material so that it displays correctly in a shaded or rendered
view.
Apply the new material
5 In the Project Browser, expand Views (all) ➤ Floor Plans, and double-click T.O. Fnd. Wall.
6 Select the lower exterior wall, and click .
7 In the Element Properties dialog, click Edit/New.
8 Click Duplicate.
9 Enter Foundation - Custom for the new wall name, and click OK.
10 In the Value field for Structure, click Edit.
11 Click in the Material field for Layer 2.
This layer represents the exterior finish of the wall. It is currently assigned the material Concrete
- Cast.
12 On the right side of the Material field, click .
13 In the Materials dialog, select Concrete-Precast for Name, and click OK.
This is the material you created previously.
14 Click OK 3 times.
The lower wall now uses the Concrete texture when you render it.
15 Select the left foundation wall.
16 Press CTRL, and select the remaining exterior walls.
17 In the Type Selector, select Basic Wall: Foundation-Custom.
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