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In the left pane, highlight the elements of the library item to which you want to
apply the texture, and then click the type of texture file that you want to use,
either from the Library or a custom texture that you have saved:
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Use Texture from Library: Click this option to apply a texture from the library to
the selected element(s). In the resulting window, navigate to and select the
desired texture, and then click Select.
Use Texture from File: Click this option to apply to the selected element(s) a
texture that you have created and saved in either bitmap or jpeg format. In
the resulting window, navigate to and select the desired file.
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Once you have chosen a texture option, you can also set the properties of the
texture, as follows:
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Tile: Click this option button if you want to have the texture repeated over the
selected element in a continuous series of squares or rectangles, and then
type the size of the frame in which you want the texture to appear in the Width
and Height boxes. Based on the size that you enter, WYSIWYG calculates how
many times the texture is repeated (or tiled) to completely cover the selected
element.
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Stretch: To have the texture stretch over the entire element surface, click this
option button. Based on the aspect ratio and the rotation angle, WYSIWYG
evaluates the surface with all of its edges and stretches the texture so the best
fit is used.
Texture Rotation: If the texture has text or another recognizable image in it, you
might need to rotate the image to get it right-side up. Type the rotation angle
in this box. Note that since most library objects are quite small with complex
surfaces, this option is not applicable because textures containing text or other
recognizable images will not be legible.
If desired, proceed with the following steps to change the material and
transparency of the library object:
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Material: Click the ellipsis button (...) to choose a material for the selected
elements. Click Default to remove the selected material from the element and
return to the default material. For more information on materials, refer to
“Materials” on page 169.
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Use Material Transparency: All materials in WYSIWYG specify a level of
transparency that varies from one material to the next. For example, glass is
more transparent than brick. The transparency level of the selected material
appears beside this option button (with 0% being completely opaque). If you
select Default, the transparency level is set to 0% (opaque). To customize the
transparency level, click the Use Custom Transparency option button, and then
type the desired transparency level in the box provided (or use the arrow to
select a value).
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Use Custom Transparency: Click this option button if you want to set a
transparency level for texture that you have chosen, or if you want to override
the default transparency level of the selected material. Then type the desired
transparency level in the box provided (or use the arrow to select a value).
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Click OK.
Custom library items
You can create custom library items, custom conventional fixtures, custom gobos, and
custom color and gobo wheels or scrolls.
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