# Wood grain direction change

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/wood-grain-direction-change/27172>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [August 4, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/wood-grain-direction-change/27172 "2023-08-04T04:30:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![leifnicklas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/leifnicklas/32/16841_2.png) [@leifnicklas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/leifnicklas)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/wood-grain-direction-change/27172/1 "2023-08-04T04:30:45Z")

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Is there any update on changing wood grain direction? I haven’t seen the option for it, and it’s been a very long time since it was announced this feature was coming. Apologies if I missed it!!

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/wood-grain-direction-change/27172/2 "2023-08-04T05:49:22Z")

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Yes, when you apply a material, in the material preferences you now have the ability to set the wood grain (or any material) relative to the body shape, or the ability to rotate the material appearance on the X/Y/Z axis as well.  
Make sure you have the latest version of the app installed.

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 7:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/wood-grain-direction-change/27172/3 "2023-08-04T07:14:13Z")

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Here is an article about it 🙂

> **[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.