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1454 Chapter 16: Material Editor, Materials, and Maps
Pr ocedur es
To merge all materials:
• 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 Ctr l ,andclickothermaterial
names.
To select a group of contiguous materials to merge:
1.
Click a material’s name.
2. Hold down Shi f t , and click another material’s
name.
The d ia log selects the two materials you clicked,
andallmaterialswhosenamesliebetweenthe
two.
Inter face
Material list—Showsthenamesofallmaterialsin
the library or scene.
All—Selectsallmaterialsinthelist.
None—Deselects all m aterials in the list.
Merge Material Librar y Dialog
Material Editor > Get Material or Type button >
Material/Map Browser > Browse From group > S elec t Mtl
Library. > File group > Open material library. > File group
>Merge
The Merge Material Library dialog lets you
merge materials in the open material library with
materials in another material library or another
3ds Max or VI Z Render (DRF (page 3–527))scene.
Interfa ce
This is a standard Windows file dialog. It lets you
select either materia l library (.mat) files, 3ds Max
(.max), or VIZ Render (DRF (page 3–527))scene
files.
When you click OK, a further Merge dialog (page
2–1453) is displayed. This lets you select by name
the m aterials you want to merge with the open
library.