# 5.690 - Roughness property in Visualization

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-690-roughness-property-in-visualization/33162>\
**Category:** Release notes\
**Created:** [August 13, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-690-roughness-property-in-visualization/33162 "2024-08-13T07:38:10Z")\
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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:** [August 13, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-690-roughness-property-in-visualization/33162/1 "2024-08-13T07:38:10Z")

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Enhance your workflow with greater efficiency and precision through these new updates to Visualization, exporting, and the Extrude tool.

- **New** : Fine-tune your material appearances with the new Roughness property in Visualization. Several materials now also have sharper detail and more defined textures, providing enhanced visual clarity in your models.  
 ![5.690-roughness](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/e/6e660581019d79dc3ffa0a5392fd706a133e7602.gif)
- **New** : Now you can favorite your most-used file formats during export for quick and easy access.
- **New** : Select and batch export multiple files from the Dashboard in your favorite file formats.
- **Improved** : Export your projects much more efficiently with the Export tool now remembering your last used export settings.
- **Improved** : The Extrude tool now supports symmetric extrude.

Make sure to try these changes and let us know what you think!

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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:** [August 13, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-690-roughness-property-in-visualization/33162/2 "2024-08-13T07:38:17Z")

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-690-roughness-property-in-visualization/33162/3 "2024-08-13T16:41:36Z")

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That’s a very nice addition, thanks very much 👍

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**Author:** ![Treefrog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/treefrog/32/24622_2.png) [@Treefrog](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Treefrog)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-690-roughness-property-in-visualization/33162/4 "2024-09-09T10:43:02Z")

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Thank you - I’ve been missing the symmetrical extrude since I got here - didn’t even realize you’d fixed it. Just tried it and it worked perfectly and saved me over 50% effort in one stroke. These are the kind of improvements I like. Thank you