Summary

This article summarises the key elements of the previous step and describes how to create a Displacement Map using Photoshop.

Graphic
You can find the Graphic (2D Pattern) and Transform Graphic tool in the 2D toolbar.

Use Graphic (2D Pattern) to add a graphic to a pattern. Left click once to get the Add graphic Window at which you can enter the specific size and position of the graphic.

Use the Transform Graphic tool to move, rescale, and rotate existing graphics.
Use the Transform Graphic tool to select an existing graphic and you will have more options in the Property Editor.

Under Graphic Configuration, you can decide which face of the fabric it is on and different ways to tile it. Over Seamline helps you to easily match a graphic on a seamline.
Under Graphic Transformation, you can set the angle and distance between the graphic and pattern surface.
Under 2D Measurements, you can adjust the position of the graphic.

Graphic Properties
Select the graphic in the Object Browser and find more editable settings in the Property Editor. In this article, I will explain Displacement Map.

Displacement Map is a greyscale image of your texture. It controls the heights of the graphic by the level of darkness of the grey colour. Click the 4-square icon to import it to the project. Please import it before rescaling the graphic image. Otherwise, the size of the graphic and Displacement Map won’t match.

Go to the internal render engine to view the effect of the Displacement Map.

The Amount determines the maximum height at which the graphic can be lifted from the surface of the pattern. The white area of the displacement map shows the maximum height. The 50% grey area shows 50% of the maximum height. And black area shows 0% of the maximum height. If you didn’t see any noticeable change in the render preview, press the Interactive Render button to refresh.

The Shift will bring the lifted geometry closer to or further away from the pattern surface. The larger the number, the further away it will be from the pattern surface.

The Clipping will delete all geometries below the Clipping value.

The Particle Distance will add or reduce geometries on the graphic.

Keep Continuity will extend the adjacent faces to remove the boundary line.