Product:	MicroStation
	Version:	CONNECT, 2023
	Area:	Visualization
	Subarea:	Materials

 

It is not necessary to attach DCDRAPE.PAL procedural material in order to drape an image.

Steps to Accomplish

1. Load a raster file in Raster Manager
2. Right-click on the header row of the Raster Manager and select "Draping"
3. Select the raster file you want to drape and toggle on the Draping for the selected raster file
4. Open the Material Editor
    Visualization > Home > Materials > Edit
5. Make a new material
    Material > New
6. In the new material (on the right-side) General tab, click the Pattern Map icon  to open the Map Editor dialog.
7. Change the map type from Image to Special. This gives you the option to choose dcdrape as the pattern map type.
8. Assign/Attach this material to elements you wish to drape with any attached raster file(s) that have Draping enabled.
9. Set the View to one of the Illustration modes or Smooth or Smooth with Shadows

See also

Draping a Raster file on a solid or DTM