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Material XML Exporter Utility 1407
Tip:
YoucanusetheMergefunctionintheFile
group to add materials from the current library
to another library.
M ater ia l X ML E x por ter Uti li ty
Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button > Utilities
dialog > Material XML E xpo rt
You can export materials you create in 3ds Max to
XML files, w hich can then b e shared with other
3dsMaxusersorusedinAutoCADArchitecture
(formerly Autodesk Architectural Desktop) to
modify material definit ions.
Note: You can add an exported XML material to
your 3ds Max scene by dragging and dropping
from a Web site or Windows Explorer onto an
object in your scene, or by importing it directly
onto objects.
Interfa ce
Selec tion Method group
The Selection Method group lets you set the
method for selecting the materials you wish to
export.
Material/Map B rowser —Lets you select a material
to export from the Material/Map browser (page
2–1412).
Object Lis t—Lets you select objects f rom a Select
Objects dialog (page 1–78).Allmaterialsassigned
to the selected objects are exported.
Pi ck Ob j ect i n S cene—Lets you select an object
from your scene. Any materials assi gned to the
selected object are expor ted.
All Objects in Scene—Exports a ll of the assig ned
materials in your scene.