# Directional material

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/directional-material/27471>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 22, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/directional-material/27471 "2023-08-22T20:01:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jobenny394](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/958977/32.png) [@Jobenny394](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jobenny394)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/directional-material/27471/1 "2023-08-22T20:01:05Z")

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Is there a way to change the direction on the material that is applied to the model? I like to design furniture plans on here and would love to be able to change the direction of wood grain to make more sense for a piece. Right now all wood grain goes in same direction and looks terrible. Also I wish you could, for instance in a table top, make each board on the table top have its own material and wood grain. If I have, let’s say 5 boards on a table top and apply the wood material it makes it look like a solid sheet of wood vs each individual board for the end render. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/directional-material/27471/2 "2023-08-23T11:59:39Z")

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Please update Shapr3D to the latest version and you’ll have the option in the material settings:

> **[Shapr3D June updates: Manual material orientation](https://www.shapr3d.com/blog/june-updates-manual-material-orientation)**
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> This June we added manual material orientation to Visualization and Detail Views to Section Views in 2D Drawings. Now you get more control in both features.