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Materials Browser
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Browse Material Libraries
The Materials Browser allows you to navigate and manage your materials.
Access Methods
Button
Ribbon: Render tab ➤ Materials panel ➤ Materials Browser
Menu: View ➤ Render ➤ Materials Browser
Toolbar: Render
Summary
You can also manage your material libraries in the Materials Browser. It also
allows you search and sort materials in all open libraries and in the drawing.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Show/Hide Library Tree Controls the visibility of the library tree
Search Searches for material appearances in multiple libraries.
Create New Material Creates or duplicates the material.
Materials in This Document Displays the materials saved with the open
drawing.
Autodesk Library A standard system library which contains the Autodesk
Materials provided by Autodesk for use by all applications.
My Materials A special user library which stores the collection of user-defined
materials. It cannot be renamed.
Manage Allow you to create, open, or edit libraries and library categories.
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