# Rotate grain of wood in material rendering

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [January 12, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557 "2023-01-12T17:46:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 17\
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**Author:** ![unomahaus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/unomahaus/32/12118_2.png) [@unomahaus](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/unomahaus)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/1 "2023-01-12T17:46:26Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: the inability to control the direction of wood grain when rendering with materials

Expected outcomes: More realistic pattern for rendering by changing direction of wood along with aesthetic presentation to clients. The rendering settings for wood should include a slider that has angle/direction as the indicator for the wood grain orientation

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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:** [January 12, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/2 "2023-01-12T21:24:45Z")

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I think a previous post from the team mentioned that this is on the todo list.

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**Author:** ![Einar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@Einar](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Einar)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/3 "2023-01-12T22:54:26Z")

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This is a feature which many people are hoping for. It was supposed to be released over 6 month ago (if no unexpected problems emerged). By now, I think it’s safe to assume that unexpected problems did emerge^^ I just wish we had some more information about the progress!

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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:** [January 13, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/4 "2023-01-13T10:16:11Z")

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Yes, we’ve run into performance problems, that required more significant changes under the hood. We estimate that material orientation will be available in 5.310 or 5.320, in 5-7 weeks.

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**Author:** ![udokr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/udokr/32/14506_2.png) [@udokr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/udokr)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/5 "2023-03-01T20:58:30Z")

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Any update on this?

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**Author:** ![FunLewie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@FunLewie](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/FunLewie)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/6 "2023-03-02T23:21:34Z")

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Surely it’s not too hard to sort out… 🙏

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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:** [March 3, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/7 "2023-03-03T21:22:19Z")

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I would guess it will be worth the wait 👍

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**Author:** ![udokr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/udokr/32/14506_2.png) [@udokr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/udokr)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/8 "2023-03-09T20:42:37Z")

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/cricket sounds

Anything to add? This is a very basic function and visualization has been out for more than a year… not to mention how many times it was requested by probably hundreds of users. 😞

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**Author:** ![davidmwhynot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/davidmwhynot/32/19770_2.png) [@davidmwhynot](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davidmwhynot)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/9 "2023-04-02T15:08:20Z")

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End grain texturing would also be great (I sometimes design end grain cutting boards with shapr3d and the previews leave much to be desired)

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**Author:** ![phil\_TFWW](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/phil_tfww/32/18785_2.png) [@phil\_TFWW](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/phil_TFWW)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/10 "2023-04-09T16:06:56Z")

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Any updates on rotating woodgrain rendering? It is becoming an issue now for my business. I do like Shapr3D and don’t want to have to start with new software but this limitation is causing me to consider other packages.

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**Author:** ![Einar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@Einar](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Einar)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/11 "2023-04-20T22:22:10Z")

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The wait is soon over, woodgrain orientation will be introduced next week! 🙂

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**Author:** ![MREI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@MREI](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MREI)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/12 "2023-04-21T08:07:29Z")

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Hope they do it better as actually in the Windows-Version (Auto-Rotate)

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**Author:** ![Einar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@Einar](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Einar)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/13 "2023-04-21T18:27:23Z")

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What do you mean? How does it work in the Windows version?

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**Author:** ![MREI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@MREI](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MREI)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/14 "2023-04-24T09:28:17Z")

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You can check the Box an then it aligns the Textur to the Surfaces, but not always as you Whish

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/4/d437c546a1295e2919facf2b0896d693d876dc50.jpeg)

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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:** [April 25, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/15 "2023-04-25T19:00:03Z")

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> [@5.360 - Material Orientation is here](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-360-material-orientation-is-here/25299):
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> This release includes a top user request for Shapr3D Visualization: New: Create more realistic models with Material Orientation in Visualization. When enabled, materials like wood and brushed metal will now auto-match their orientation to geometry for even more realistic results. Open up your favorite model in Shapr3D Visualization and give Material Orientation a try now!

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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/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/16 "2023-06-19T14:34:40Z")

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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:** ![Hamiltonswoodcraft](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/hamiltonswoodcraft/32/17387_2.png) [@Hamiltonswoodcraft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Hamiltonswoodcraft)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-grain-of-wood-in-material-rendering/23557/17 "2023-09-03T08:57:50Z")

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I just had the pleasure of using the new visualization features for wood textures. THANK YOU for updating this feature so that we can rotate the wood grain direction on 3 axis so that the image makes more sense. BIG improvement, again THANK YOU!