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Material/Map Browser 1417
This is a lways unavailable in the moda l version of
the Browser.
Maps—Turns display of maps on or off.
This is a lways unavailable in the moda l version of
the Browser.
Incompatible—When on, displays materials or
maps and shaders that are incompatible with
the currently active renderer. The incompatible
materials are displayed in gray. You can still
assign incompatible materials, maps, or shaders
to buttons where they would b e legal, but if you
usethecurrentrenderer,theresultsmightnotbe
correct. Defau lt=off.
Root/Objec t g roup
Root Only —When on, the material/map list
displays only the root of t he material hierarchy.
When off, the list displays the full hierarchy.
ThedefaultstateofRootOnlydependsonhowyou
display the Browser. Generally, when you display
themodelessBrowser,you’reselectingmaterials
rather than maps (to beg in with), so Root Only is
on. However, when you display t he moda l Browser
(by clicking a map button anywhere in the user
interface), Root Only is off so you can see all the
maps.
By Object—This is available only when you’re
browsing from either Scene or Selected. When
on, the list displays materials by their object
assignment in the scene. At the left ar e the names
of the objects arranged a lphabetically, with a
yellowcubeiconsasinTrack View (page 2–501).
Applied materials are shown as children of the
objects. When off, the list displays only material
names.
File group
This button group is display ed when you’ve
chosen Material Library, Material Editor, Selected,
or Scene in the Browse From group. All four
buttons are displayed only when browsing from
the Material Library; otherw ise, only the Save As
button appears.
Open—Opens a material library.
Merge—Merges materials f rom another material
library or scene. When you click Merge, the Merge
Material Library dialog (page 2–1454) is displayed.
This file dialog lets you choose a material library
or a scene. When you choose a library or scene to
merge, the Merge dialog (page 2–1453) is displayed.
This lets you select which materials to merge. If
thereareduplicatenamesamongthematerials
you’re merging, the DuplicateNamedialog(page
2–1453) is displayed so you can resolve the name
conflicts.
Save—Saves the open material librar y.
Save As—Saves the open material library under
another name.
Display group