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How to add custom texture to furniture?

Anonymous
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Hello,
Sorry if this is a silly question, but I as a beginner am very confused about this. I have downloaded and placed a sofa in my interior, but when it is placed in the room, it appears plain grey. The image of it on the website was with colourful cushions and a light texture for the actual sofa, but I cannot find any way to make it appear the same in my model! The download folder has the texture images enclosed, so I wonder if there is any way to apply them on the objects?

Please help a fresh architecture student!
Thanks in advance!
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Anonymous
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Depending on which version of Archicad you are using there should be Material or Surface settings within the object's parameters. Can you show a screenshot of the object's settings?

Its a good idea to add AC version and operating system information to your signature (Profile link above) as answers can vary depending on these factors.
Anonymous
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Hi,
It's Archicad 18 for Mac.
Here is a screenshot of the properties.
Anonymous
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This is the download folder with the images of the textures.
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Anonymous
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Does un-checking the "Use AC Material…" buttons have any effect?
Anonymous
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Tried all sorts of combinations. If all boxes unticked, then it just turns black.
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Eaglette wrote:
Tried all sorts of combinations. If all boxes unticked, then it just turns black.
post the object and the folder and maybe i could look at it
Barry Kelly
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Eaglette,
What do you see when you expand the blue triangle in the object settings.
There will be more options - maybe this will allow you to choose a material.

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Anonymous
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SenecaDesignLLC wrote:
Eaglette wrote:
Tried all sorts of combinations. If all boxes unticked, then it just turns black.
post the object and the folder and maybe i could look at it
Hi, thanks, I think the file is too big to upload here.
Here's the link to where I downloaded it from.
archibase.co/download/fcc7c136.html
Anonymous
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Barry wrote:
Eaglette,
What do you see when you expand the blue triangle in the object settings.
There will be more options - maybe this will allow you to choose a material.

Barry.
Hi Barry, it seems to me that those are quite pointless.