# 26.60 - Custom materials from images

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/26-60-custom-materials-from-images/40659>\
**Category:** Release notes\
**Created:** [April 21, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/26-60-custom-materials-from-images/40659 "2026-04-21T21:24:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeriz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@Jeriz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jeriz)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/26-60-custom-materials-from-images/40659/1 "2026-04-21T21:24:48Z")

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Expand your material library with personal images and enjoy a more fluid experience when working with complex, pattern-heavy designs.

- **Improved** : Now you can import .png and .jpeg images as custom materials in Visualization, applying them to your models like any native material finish.
- **Improved** : Performance is now optimized when working with repetitive bodies created via Move, Rotate, Translate, and Pattern. This also applies to importing large assemblies from professional CAD formats, significantly reducing memory usage.

Try these updates and share your thoughts in the comments below. ⬇

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**Author:** ![Jeriz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@Jeriz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jeriz)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/26-60-custom-materials-from-images/40659/2 "2026-04-21T21:24:56Z")

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**Author:** ![shaprvision](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@shaprvision](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shaprvision)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/26-60-custom-materials-from-images/40659/3 "2026-04-22T14:16:50Z")

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The custom material is a welcome addition.

The imported image works best if it’s seamless. Can you add a check box in the material properties that creates a seamless image from a non-seamless one? E.g. the option would quadruple the image and flip each one accordingly to create a seamless image which will look way better on surfaces.

```auto
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| | |
| Original | Flipped H. |
| | |
|-----------------|------------------
| | |
| Flipped V | Flipped V and H |
| | |
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```