# 5.360 - Material Orientation is here

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299>\
**Category:** Release notes\
**Created:** [April 25, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299 "2023-04-25T12:40:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![welshsteve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/welshsteve/32/16111_2.png) [@welshsteve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/welshsteve)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/21 "2023-04-28T02:53:20Z")

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Hers’s a quick hack until Shapr3D improves this feature…

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/3/533e2adcb5138ce901b6e83da90b0ce5627db3a8.jpeg "Woodgrain Orientation Hack in Shapr3D") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVTAlubOM64)

Simply create the body as a group of segments (do not union).

Hope this helps 🙂

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**Author:** ![welshsteve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/welshsteve/32/16111_2.png) [@welshsteve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/welshsteve)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/22 "2023-04-28T03:33:45Z")

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Here’s a quick hack until Shapr3D improves this feature…

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lYEXcuq8xI)

Simply create the body as two separate halves (do not union).

Hope this helps 🙂

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**Author:** ![rpomeroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/rpomeroy/32/3862_2.png) [@rpomeroy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rpomeroy)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/23 "2023-04-28T15:18:37Z")

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Haven’t tried it yet - but as a woodworker this is my #1 request (#2 is user supplied textures - I photo the actual wood as part of visualization - mostly when the wood is really rare and expensive). Can’t thank you enough for adding this!

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**Author:** ![Oli-81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/46a35a/32.png) [@Oli-81](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oli-81)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/24 "2023-05-05T19:22:00Z")

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I just realized that the orientation of the material is tied to the position of the model in space. This should be prevented.

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**Author:** ![Oli-81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/46a35a/32.png) [@Oli-81](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oli-81)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/25 "2023-05-05T19:29:48Z")

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![IMG_0316](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/0/602225fa5d0d6182aacc44b993e3b509905a473d.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_0315](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/3/f3c5a2ea0ec1205317c440d9f99f0526f4ac55a2.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_0314](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/4/847fd20a486375bfd3b2877b4e92c06aebd81c97.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Jason42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jason42](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jason42)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/26 "2023-05-06T17:04:44Z")

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I came here to comment that this feature doesn’t quite work, but I can see that I’m not the only one that noticed. Please keep working on this Shapr team, so that it doesn’t produce results that are impossible in the real world. Please consult some woodworkers. Thanks.

 ![IMG_0357](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/f/efe8b1fe661fa92ed173342bc5894d450dadbf25.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![rpomeroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/rpomeroy/32/3862_2.png) [@rpomeroy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rpomeroy)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/27 "2023-05-07T18:37:59Z")

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In the interim before we get user defined materials - end-grain equivalents for all the wood materials would go along ways for us woodworkers 🙂

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**Author:** ![Malleus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@Malleus](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Malleus)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/28 "2023-05-09T20:13:40Z")

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So close, but not entirely there yet. Wood grain is not correct on all sides; as shown on this object made from a square post.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/e/5e6ca9a19dfbd962ec1168f8e3d628519cf08078.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Plane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/0ea827/32.png) [@Plane](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Plane)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/29 "2023-05-09T20:41:24Z")

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Will you be bringing the ability to orientate the material sepeartely in the x, y , and z axis? And the ability to assign the same material to different components with the ability to alter the settings to each individually?

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**Author:** ![aronb\_Shapr3D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@aronb\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/aronb_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/30 "2023-05-10T12:13:08Z")

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Hey Malleus! Thanks for posting this. If you could [post](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) this to our customer support with the workspace that would be a big help so we could check out this issue. Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![aronb\_Shapr3D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@aronb\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/aronb_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/31 "2023-05-10T12:33:10Z")

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Hey Plane! We are aware of the issue you have described and working on some updates around Material Orientation.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/33 "2023-06-19T14:34:23Z")

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> [@5.400 - Manual material orientation](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-400-manual-material-orientation/26195):
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> We have been working hard to improve Visualization and the 3D modeling experience: New: Create even more realistic-looking designs that suit your needs with the new manual material orientation in Visualization. [material-orientation] Improved: 2D Drawings now also has the option to create detail views from a section view. Give them a try, and stay tuned for more updates.

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**Author:** ![Janeer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/janeer/32/21096_2.png) [@Janeer](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Janeer)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299/34 "2023-06-19T16:59:30Z")

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Fantastic news! I’ve been eagerly waiting for the 5.360 Material Orientation feature, and I’m thrilled that it’s finally here. Shapr3D just keeps getting better. I like the user-friendly interface and the intuitive controls.

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