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Overview: This tutorial will show you how to place matierials on selections.

Step 1: Make a Cube, then press C to make it editable.

Step 2: Select the Polygon Tool

Step 3: Next with the selection tool (image below) select a side of your cube, it will be outlined in red. With it selected, go to SELECTION > SET SELECTION

Step 4: You should now see a triangle icon next to the object, in your object manager:

Step 5: In XL7 double click the icon in R8 select the basic tag in the attribute manager. Name the selection someting youll remember.THIS IS IMPORTANT!

Step 6: Next load whatever matierial you want, and drag and drop it on the the cube in the object manager. Next you need to name the selection here:

This will make the polygon you set the selection to, only have that matierial. Repeat the process for more faces.

1 Side selection:

2 Side selections:

And finally with the top selected:

Questions? Mail me.