Hide Table of Contents

Adding Textures

You can apply 2D images (such as materials and logos) to 3D actor surfaces.

See Also
Textures Workshop
  1. Select one or more actors.

    Tip: Use Align Camera on Face to position an actor before applying a texture. See Navigate Commands.

  2. In the Properties pane, under Texture, select Enable.

    Texture properties appear, and a default texture appears on the selected actors.

  3. Choose the texture to apply:
    1. Double-click Map path. You can choose the following types of files:
      • PNG (.png)
      • TIFF (.tif, .tiff)
      • Jpeg (.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe)
      • Targa (.tga)
      • Rgb (.rgb)
      • Bitmap (.bmp)
      The default folder for texture images is defined in Application Paths. See Application Paths.
    2. In the dialog box, select an image and click Open.

    Tip: You can also drag an image from the Textures workshop or Windows Explorer to an actor.

  4. Select a Projection mode: Planer (default), Spherical, or Cylindrical.
  5. In the Textures workshop toolbar, click Set Texture Projection Axis or Set Texture Projection Camera and position the texture on the model.
  6. If necessary, position the texture using Texture Translation Mode or Texture Rotation Mode .
  7. In the Properties pane, adjust the proportion and scale of the texture using Ratio height/width and Scale.
  8. Optionally select Mosaic (repeat) to reproduce the image repeatedly.

Tip: Copy Appearance Properties (Properties pane) copies textures and other appearance properties from one actor to another. See About Actor Properties.



Provide feedback on this topic

SOLIDWORKS welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the documentation. Use the form below to send your comments and suggestions about this topic directly to our documentation team. The documentation team cannot answer technical support questions. Click here for information about technical support.

* Required

 
*Email:  
Subject:   Feedback on Help Topics
Page:   Adding Textures
*Comment:  
*   I acknowledge I have read and I hereby accept the privacy policy under which my Personal Data will be used by Dassault Systèmes

Print Topic

Select the scope of content to print:

x

We have detected you are using a browser version older than Internet Explorer 7. For optimized display, we suggest upgrading your browser to Internet Explorer 7 or newer.

 Never show this message again
x

Web Help Content Version: SOLIDWORKS Composer 2026 PR1

To disable Web help from within SOLIDWORKS and use local help instead, click Help > Use SOLIDWORKS Web Help.

To report problems encountered with the Web help interface and search, contact your local support representative. To provide feedback on individual help topics, use the “Feedback on this topic” link on the individual topic page.

10.20.6