Access Methods

 Ribbon: Render tab Materials panel Materials Browser

 Menu: ViewRenderMaterials BrowserNot available in menus in the current workspace

 Toolbar: Render

Summary

You can also manage your material libraries in the Materials Browser. It also allows you search and sort materials in all open libraries and in the drawing.

List of Prompts

The following prompts are displayed.

Show/Hide Library Tree

Controls the visibility of the library tree

Search

Searches for material appearances in multiple libraries.

Create New Material

Creates or duplicates the material.

Materials in This Document

Displays the materials saved with the open drawing.

Autodesk Library

A standard system library which contains the Autodesk Materials provided by Autodesk for use by all applications.

My Materials

A special user library which stores the collection of user-defined materials. It cannot be renamed.

Manage

Allow you to create, open, or edit libraries and library categories.

View

Controls the details view display of the library content.

Swatch Size

Adjusts the size of the swatches.

Material Editor

Displays the Materials Editor.