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1272 Chapter 16: Material Editor, Materials, and Maps
Video Color Check (page 2–1278)
Make Preview, Play Preview, Save Preview
(page 2–1278)
Material E ditor Opt ions (page 2–1280)
Select By Material (page 2–1283)
Material/Map Navigator (page 2–1291)
Cont r ol s b el ow the tool bar
Pick Material from Object (page 2–1292)
Material name field (page 2–1292)
Material Type button (page 2–1293)
Pr ocedur es
To use the Material Editor Options dialog:
1.
Click Options (page 2–1280) to the right
of the sample slots.
2. Settheoptionsasyouw
ant, and then click OK.
To change the preview shape:
1.
Activatethesampleslotofthematerialyou
want to view.
2. Use the Sample Type flyout (page 2–1275) to
choose the shape you w
ant to view.
Thenewshapeisdisp
layed in the sample slot,
with the m aterial mapped to it.
The flyout gives you three options: sphere
(the default), cylinder, or box. An additional
custom object optio
n is available if you define
a c ustom object as described in
Creating a
Custom Sample Object (page 2–1269)
.
Material Editor Menu Bar
Material Editor > Menu b ar
The Material Editor menu bar appears at the top
of the Material Editor w indow. It prov ides another
way to invoke the various Material Editor tools.
Material M enu
The Material menu provides the most commonly
used Material Editor tools.
•
Get Material (page 2–1283)
• Pick from Object (page 2–1292)
• Assign to Selection (page 2–1285)
• Put to Scene (page 2–1285)
• Put to Library (page 2–1287)
• Change Material/Map Type—Equivalent to
clicking the
Material Type Button (page
2–1293)
.
•
Make Material Copy (page 2–1286)
• Launch Magnify Window—Equivalent to
double-clicking the active
sample slot (page
2–1264)
,orchoosingMagnifyonits right-click
menu (page 2–1266)
.
•
Make Preview (p age 2–1278)
• View Prev iew (page 2–1278)
• Save Preview (page 2–1278)
• Show End Result (page 2–1290)
• Show Map in Viewport (page 2–1289)
• ResetSampleSlotRotation—Equivalent to
choosing Reset Rotation on the
sample slot
rig ht-click menu (page 2–1266)
.
•
Update Active Material—If Material Editor
Options dialog (p age 2–1280)
>UpdateActive
Only is on, choosing this updates the active
material in its sample slot.