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1298 Chapter 16: Material Editor, Materials, and Maps
Inter face
Materia l list—Showsthenamesofallmaterialsin
the library or scene.
All—Selectsallmaterialsinthelist.
None—D e selects a ll materials i n the list.
Merge Material Librar y Dialog
Material Editor > Get Material or Type button >
Material/Map Browser > Browse From group > S e lect Mtl
Library.>Filegroup>Openmateriallibrary.>Filegroup
>Merge
TheMergeMaterialLibrarydialogletsyou
merge materials in the open material library with
materials in another material library or another
3ds Max or VIZ Render (
DRF (page 3–528) )
scene.
Interfa ce
This is a standard Windows file dialog . It lets you
select either material library (.
mat) files, 3ds Max
(.
max ), or VIZ Render ( DRF (page 3–528) )scene
files.
When you click OK, a further
Merge dialog (page
2–1297)
is displayed. This lets you select by name
the materials you want to merge with the open
library.
Put to Libra r y Dial og
Material Editor > Put To Library
The Put To Library dialog is displayed when you
wanttosavethematerialinanactive
sample slot
(page 2–1264)
into a materi al library file. It le ts
you change the material’s name before you save it.
Interfa ce
Name—Shows the name of the material to save.
You can edit this name to save it under a different
name.