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Materials Editor
 
 
 
Quick Reference

Edits the material selected in the Materials in This Document panel.

Access Methods

Button

 Ribbon: Render tab Materials panel Materials Editor
 Menu: ViewRenderMaterials EditorNot available in menus in the current workspace
 Toolbar: Render 

Summary

The configuration of the Materials Editor changes depending on the type of material and template that is selected.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Appearance Tab

Contains the controls for editing the material properties.

Swatch Preview

Previews the selected material

Name

Specifies the name of the material.

Create

Creates or duplicates the material.

Show Materials Browser

Displays the Materials Browser.

Information Tab

Contrains all controls for editing and viewing the keyword information of a material.

Information

Specifies the general description of the material.

  • Description. Provides the descriptive information of the material appearance.
  • Keywords. Provides keywords or tags of the material appearance. The keywords are used to search and filter materials in the Materials Browser.
About

Includes the type, version, and location of the material.

  • Type. Specifies the material type.
  • Version. Specifies the version number of the material.
  • Location. Specifies the library where the material is stored.
Texture Paths

Displays the file path of the texture file associated with the material attribute.

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