Texture Library

In the Matter sidebar's  library tab, the texture library manages the groups of textures and the textures available in your database.

Groups of textures are listed in the upper part of the library.

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Create a new group.
Rename the selected group.
Delete the selected group.

The list of textures shows all of the existing textures in the selected group. Using the buttons below the list, you can:

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Import textures (images or videos saved on your hard drive or on your network).

Please find below the list of the files that you can import into the Texture Library:

  • *.ktx (Patchwork 3D texture)
  • *.png
  • *.tif
  • *.bmp
  • *.tga
  • *.webp
  • *.xpm
  • *.hdr
  • *.exr
  • *.avi
  • *.mkv
  • *.mpg
  • *.mpeg
  • *.mov
  • *.mp4
Create a new text texture by opening the Text Image editor.
Duplicate the selected text texture.
Edit the selected texture by opening the Textures editor or the Text Image editor, depending on the type of texture selected.
Rename the selected texture.
Update the selected texture.

Export the selected textures.

Please find below the list of the files that you can export into the Texture Library:

  • *.ktx (Patchwork 3D texture)
  • *.png
  • *.tif
  • *.bmp
  • *.tga
  • *.webp
  • *.xpm
  • *.hdr
  • *.exr
Delete the selected textures.
Purge textures that are not currently in use.
Modify the way in which the list is displayed.
To add a texture to material just drag and drop a texture from the Texture Library to the Materials Editor in the dedicated field to a texture. For example Color map, Bump, Transparency, Gradient map.

If a field already has a texture, Patchwork 3D allows you to adjust the texture size with Absolute or Relative to previous texture parameters when replacing it.

Right-clicking on a texture opens a context menu offering the following options:

Icon Function Description
Edit Edit the selected texture by opening the Textures editor or the Text Image editor, depending on the type of texture selected.
Update Update the selected texture.
Rename Rename the selected texture.
Usage list Show a list of all resources, such as textures and backgrounds, that use the selected texture.
Replace with 

Replace the selected texture(s) with another texture from the texture library.

This functionality is available if at least two texture already exist in the texture library.
Import Import textures from your hard drive or from a network location.
Export Export the selected textures.
Delete Delete the selected textures.