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foxa · 16th January 2007, 12:36 PM

My understanding is that all surfaces have to have at least a "default" material ( otherwise you couldn't see them ). This does not stop you from applying materials in other programs. I usually use the different collors to keep track of different objects / assemblys in my model and then apply materials ( including bump maps ) and textures in another program such as Cararra or Swift 3d. The main advantage of AC3D is speed, I have several, more powerful programs in my arsenal, but almost always start out in AC3D and sometimes I do the whole project there.

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16th January 2007, 12:36 PM	#3
foxa Senior Member Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greensboro NC, USA Posts: 337	Re: How to remove materials My understanding is that all surfaces have to have at least a "default" material ( otherwise you couldn't see them ). This does not stop you from applying materials in other programs. I usually use the different collors to keep track of different objects / assemblys in my model and then apply materials ( including bump maps ) and textures in another program such as Cararra or Swift 3d. The main advantage of AC3D is speed, I have several, more powerful programs in my arsenal, but almost always start out in AC3D and sometimes I do the whole project there. Art