# Importing own textures

## Overview

Vectary Studio allows importing custom textures into almost every material property, providing extensive customization options to enhance visual fidelity and achieve desired effects.

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### Material properties supporting custom texture import

* [Color](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/basic-materials/color.md)
* [Roughness](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/basic-materials/roughness.md)
* [Metalness](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/basic-materials/metalness.md)
* [Opacity](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/basic-materials/opacity.md)
* [Emission](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/basic-materials/emission.md)
* [Normal map](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/basic-materials/normal-map.md) (images imported here will automatically convert to a normal map)
* [Ambient occlusion (texture)](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/baked-textures/ambient-occlusion-texture.md)
* [Lightmap](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/baked-textures/lightmap.md)
* Thickness or [Refraction](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/advanced-materials/refraction.md)
* [Reflectivity](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/advanced-materials/reflectivity.md)

### Methods for importing textures

* Upload directly from a computer
* Insert a URL link to an image
* Import directly from Figma - [Figma frames import](/documentation/importing/figma-frames-import.md)

### Supported texture formats

* Static images: **JPG**, **PNG**, **WebP, SVG**
* Animated textures: **Lottie**, **GIF**, **MP4**

### Texture management

* Imported textures remain available for use within the current project and will automatically be removed upon reopening if not applied to any material/setting.
* Imported animated textures automatically loop when the scene loads, playback can be managed in Interact mode - [Animated texture](/documentation/3d-configurator/interactions/actions/animated-texture.md)
* Imported textures can be modified with various controls such as **saturation**, **brightness**, **contrast**, **inversion**, **tiling**, **offset**, **rotation**, and **resolution** adjustments.

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All used textures and their resolutions are displayed in preview mode, enabling quick optimization
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## Texture Projection

Texture projection determines how a texture maps onto the surface of a 3D object. Several projection types are available, each suited to different geometric shapes or visual effects:

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* **Plane projection:** projects textures onto objects as if projected from a flat plane
* **Box projection:** applies textures onto objects using box-shaped projections
* **Sphere projection:** maps textures around an object as if wrapped around a sphere
* **Cylindrical projection:** wraps textures around cylindrical-shaped objects
* **Unwrap:** utilizes object's UV unwrap to accurately map textures according to geometry

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Clicking the projection shape icon repeatedly cycles through different projection axes
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Manual adjustment of texture projection:

* Click the projection icon to enter texture projection editing mode
* In this mode, a Gizmo tool allows manual adjustments, including moving, scaling, and rotating textures directly on the object
* Once adjustments are complete, click the **`Exit texture projection`** button to finish editing

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