Applying Textures to Symbols

Textures can be applied to the components that make up the symbol, or to the classes used by the symbol components.

Applying Textures to Symbol Components

To apply texture(s) to the symbol components:

1.	Select the symbol to edit.

2.	Select Modify > Edit Symbol.

The Edit Symbol window opens; see Editing Symbol Definitions for more information on the Edit Symbol window.

3.	Select the first component that requires a texture.

4.	Click the Render tab on the Object Info palette.

5.	Select the desired Texture from either the default resources or the current file’s resources (see VectorWorks Fundamentals Default Resources), and then edit the mapping parameters as described in Applying and Mapping Object Textures.

6.	Repeat for each component of the symbol.

7.	Select Modify > Exit Symbol once all changes have been applied.

The new settings are applied to all instances of the symbol.

Applying Textures to Symbol Component Classes

To apply textures to the symbol component classes:

1.	Select Tools > Organization to open the Organization dialog box.

2.	From the Classes tab, select one of the symbol classes to edit.

3.	Click Edit to open the Edit Class(es) dialog box.

4.	From the Other tab, select the desired Texture from either the default resources or the current file’s resources (see VectorWorks Fundamentals Default Resources). Select Use Textures At Creation to apply the texture at creation.

5.	Click OK to return to the Organization dialog box.

6.	Repeat steps 2 – 5 until all classes have an assigned texture.

7.	Click OK to exit the Organization dialog box. The new settings are applied.

Some symbols in the Design Series use style classes; see Using Style Classes for more information.