How to Add Texture to an Imported Model of a Brain Using SelfCAD

Learn How to Add Texture to an Imported Model of a Brain using SelfCAD with the help of this tutorial

How to Add Texture to an Imported Model of a Brain using SelfCAD

Welcome to this guide on adding texture to an imported model of a brain using SelfCAD. Whether you're a medical student, a neuroscientist, or a 3D enthusiast looking to enhance your projects, SelfCAD offers powerful tools to bring your creations to life. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the process step by step, from importing your brain model into SelfCAD to applying realistic textures that breathe life into your 3D renderings. By the end, you'll have the skills to transform a plain model into a visually captivating representation, perfect for educational presentations, research endeavors, or artistic endeavors. 

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Once you’ve launched the editor;

From the File menu on the Top toolbar click import; Click Load object from tutorial button to add object

Click to activate polygon selection; Click on the gear icon to open the advanced selection tools

Set tolerance to 4

Click on highlighted region to select it

Click ‘x’ to close selection settings panel

From the right panel choose materials

Set settings to textures, Set texture category to custom

Click add image button to load new image, Click load image from tutorial button to add image

Click brain texture.jpg button to apply texture; Set settings to uv, Set UV Generate mode to editUV

Click preview button to preview UV; Set transformation to scale

Drag highlighted gizmo to highlighted point to scale profile

Tick the checkmark to finalize materials

Click highlighted part on selection cube to turn off region selection

Click color picker button to change color of selected object, Click pink

Click OK button to confirm color change

Click smooth button to enable smooth rendering

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