CoastalHomes Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I need to show horizontal siding (Hardie) over the deck rim joist. When I change the material on the deck rim joist object to either Hardie siding (by mfg) or to generic siding from standard material library, I get vertical slats of siding. It appears it is rotating the siding material 90 degrees. Anyone tried this before? Suggestion? Thanks in Advance! Ron 011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 In such cases you may need to make a copy of the intended material with a slightly new name and then alter the direction of the material using the "Tri Color" tool (Adjust Material Definition). If you have two or more copies of the same material in a plan file, the names must be different and each instance can then be rotated, direction wise however you like, they just cannot have the same exact name. 20 minutes ago, CoastalHomes said: Anyone tried this before? Yes and that was the solution I came up with. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalHomes Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 Thanks David. Is there a tutorial on how to copy materials and use the Tri Color tool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, CoastalHomes said: Is there a tutorial on how to copy materials and use the Tri Color tool? It's self explanatory -- give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalHomes Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 I cannot find a "tri color" tool in HD Pro 17. Where will I find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 It's the Adjust Material Definition tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalHomes Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 Found it just as you replied. Done deal! Solved my problem. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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