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3. Set Units to a Precision of 0 , Snap to 5 and Grid to 10 . Set Limits to
420,297 . Zoom to All .
4. In the Options dialog click the Files tab and click Default Template
File Name for QNEW followed by a double-click on the fi le name
which appears. This brings up the Select Template dialog, from which
the acadiso3d.dwt can be selected. Now when AutoCAD 2011 is
opened from the Windows desktop, the acadiso3D.dwt template will
open.
5. Set up fi ve layers of different colours named after the colours.
6. Save the template to the name acadiso3D and then enter a suitable
description in the Template Defi nition dialog.

The Materials Browser palette

Click Materials Browser in the Render/Materials palette ( Fig. 15.3 ). The
Materials Browser palette appears docked at an edge of the AutoCAD
window. Drag the palette away from its docked position. Click the arrow to
the left of Autodesk Library and in the list which appears, click Brick . A
list of brick icons appears in a list to the right of the Autodesk Library list
( Fig. 15.4 ).

Fig. 15.3 The Materials Browser button in the Render/Materials panel

The Materials Browser palette can be docked against either side of the
AutoCAD window if needed.

Applying materials to a model

Materials can be applied to a 3D model from selection of the icons in the
Materials Browser palette. Three examples follow - applying a Brick
material, applying a Metal material and applying a Wood material.