Material

Description

Material

The Material property determines what type of surface the hedge will use. To change the material, click the small image that displays the current material.

Material options

The appearance of the hedge can be modified by clicking the small button that appears to the right of the material image.

Size

The Size property determines the scale of the hedge material.

Angle

The Angle property determines the rotation angle of the hedge material.  To change the material angle, move the Angle slider or type a value in the text field.

Offset X

The Offset X property determines the hedge material’s left and right orientation. To shift the material left or right, move the Offset X slider or enter a value in the text field.

Offset Y

The Offset Y property determines the hedge material’s forward and backward orientation. To shift the material forward or backward, move the Offset Y slider or enter a value in the text field.

Shininess

The Shininess property determines how glossy the material will appear. To change the appearance of the material, click the Shininess drop-down menu and select from the following options: Default, Off, Low, Medium, or High. The shininess property only affects the appearance of the material while in the 3D view.

Enable enhanced surface detail

The Enable enhanced surface detail property determines whether or not the hedge material will have increased detail when viewed up close.

Options

Description

Roundness

The Roundness property determines how sharp the corners of the hedge are. For sharper corners, use a lower roundness value. To change the hedge roundness, move the Roundness slider or enter a value in the text field.

Leaf density

The Leaf density property determines how many small 3D leaves are added to the top and sides of the hedge. To change the leaf density, move the Leaf density slider or enter a value in the text field.

Width

The Width property determines how thick the hedge is. To change the hedge width, move the Width slider or enter a value in the text field.

Edit points

Click the Edit points button to enable or disable point editing mode, which will allow you to modify the hedge’s shape. See Editing Points for details.

Shape options

Click the Shape Options button to save the shape of the hedge, or to load an existing shape. For more details, see Saving and Loading Shapes.

Height

The Height property determines how tall the entire hedge is. Alternately, if one or more points of the hedge are selected, the Height slider can be moved to raise or lower individual points.

Information

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Length

The Length property displays the total distance, in feet or meters, from the start of the hedge to the finish.