Autodesk 00128-051462-9310 User Guide - Page 544

Assigning Materials to Objects and Object Styles The most efficient way to use materials is to apply them to a style. Any object of that style inherits those definitions or the relevant properties. As you add new objects of a style to your project, each will have the same materials assigned to them. You can also assign materials directly to an object. You may want to do so in these cases: ■ You want to override the existing material for a specific object. ■ The object in question does not support styles, but does support materials. (This is the case for AEC polygons.) Examples of Material Assignments Assigning a material to components of an object will change how the object displays in plan, isometric, section, and elevation views. For example, if you want to draw a brick exterior wall, you can assign a material that displays a brick surface hatch in model view and a realistic brick display for a rendered view. Brick wall in hidden line and rendered views If there are special insulation components in a wall, you can assign a light, half-transparent material to them. For sectioning the wall, you can assign a specific section hatch pattern or fill that differs from the regular brick surface hatch. Section fill material in a rendering In another example, you can assign materials to the floor and ceiling components of a space such as a carpet material to the floor and tile to the ceiling. 504 | Chapter 12 Materials