Updating Wall Material with Stucco Texture: A Step-by-Step Guide

Enhancing Wall Appearance with Stucco Texture: A Detailed Tutorial

Dive into the specifics of modifying architectural materials in a digital setting, focusing on the process of changing wall textures. Expertly navigate the asset browser and customize your designs with varied texture options and color schemes.

Key Insights

  • The article provides a comprehensive tutorial on how to modify the material applied to a wall, specifically switching from a generic grey to a more realistic wall texture stucco.
  • It explores the use of the asset browser, detailing how to replace an asset with a different one selected from the available libraries, in this case Autodesk physical assets.
  • Not only does the article highlight the process of changing wall texture, but also emphasizes the ability to customize the color of the material, suggesting a shift from a stark white to a warmer beige to complement other elements of the design.

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Now we're going to take a look at the material that's being applied to this wall here. And so I'll select the curtain panel. This will require a couple tabs, but no big deal.

And then edit type, go to the structure here. The material we're going to modify is the Ephus material. And we're going to take a look at the appearance because we want to see what asset is being used.

And it just says gray. And that's really not going to work for us. We want to make sure we change that.

And so we're going to go ahead and swap or replace the asset with something else. And when I click on that, the asset browser will pop up. And then I can pick from any of these libraries here.

And so I'm going to go with these Autodesk physical assets here. And you'll see there's a lot of repeats. If I were to expand this one, it's going to look pretty similar.

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And so we can go through and I can look for stucco. And you can see when I go to stucco, I get a few different options to choose from here. And so I'm going to go with the wall texture stucco asset here.

And then now when I go to this material, what I can do is I can go in and I can actually select this button here, and then it'll apply that asset to our material. And so now I'm using this wall texture stucco, and then I can pick the color that I want to use for it. And again, this is just like I've been saying, this is totally up to you.

Right now it's set to kind of a white color. And I think I'd rather warm it up a bit since the rest of the materials on here aren't going to be that white. And so we'll go to more of a beige color.

And then I'll go back to graphics just like we did before. And I'll check the use render appearance so that we can see that color. And then I'll just hit okay until we get out of the dialog boxes.

And then now we can see the change in the material.

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Michael Wilson

Revit Instructor

Bachelor of Architecture, Registered Architect

Mike is recognized by Autodesk as one of North America’s leading Revit Certified Instructors. He has significant experience integrating Revit, 3ds Max, and Rhino and uses Revit Architecture on medium and large-scale bio and nano-tech projects. Mike has been an integral member of the VDCI team for over 15 years, offering his hard-charging, “get it done right” approach and close attention to detail. In his spare time, Mike enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife, children, and dog.

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