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you can see the updated m aterial name in the
“Scene Na me” column, whi le the original name
inthesourcesceneappearsinthe“SourceName”
column.
Inter face
Mater ial name—At the rig ht, the dialog displays a
duplicate material name. You can edit the name to
make it unique before you merge it with the open
(current) library by clicking the Merge button.
Apply to All Duplicates—Ifyouturnthisonbefore
you use the buttons, all subsequent incoming
materials with duplicate names are treated the
same way as the current one, and no f urther alert
messages are displayed.
Use this option w hen you kn ow that you’ve
got several duplicate materials, and don’t need
constant reminders.
This check box is unavailable if you edit the
material name.
Merge—Merges the material with the open, current
library. This button is unavailable unless y ou edit
the d uplicate name to be a different, unique name.
Sk ip—Skipsthismaterialanddoesn’tmergeitwith
the open, current library.
Delete Ol d—Deletes the "old" material in the open,
currentlibraryandreplacesitwiththematerial
to merge.
Auto-Rename—Click to have 3ds Max
automat ically rename the material by appending a
sequence number to the duplicate material name.
Can cel—Cancels further merging of materials with
duplicate names. If you have already merged some
materials, they appear in the open, current library.
Merge Dialog (Material Librar y)
Material Editor > Get Material or Type button > Browse
From group > Select Mtl Library. > File group > Open
material library. > File group > Me rge > Merge Material
Library dialog > Open another material library or a
3ds Max scene.
The Merge dialog displays a list of materials to
merge with the open library. The materials are
from a differe nt material library or from a 3ds Max
or VIZ Render (
DRF (page 3–528) )scene.
Procedures
To merge a ll mater ia ls :
• Click All.
To select a single material to merge:
•Clickthematerial’sname.
To select materials to merge one by one:
1.
Click a material’s name.
2. Hold down CTRL, and click other material
names.
To select a group of contiguous materi als to merge:
1.
Click a material’s name.
2. Hold down SHIFT, and click another material’s
name.
The dialog selects the two materials you clicke d,
andallmaterialswhosenamesliebetweenthe
two.