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Figure80.MaterialsBrowser
InadditiontotheAutodeskMaterialslibrary,youcancreateandopenyourownmaterialslibraries
directlyintheMaterialsBrowser.Createcategorieswithinthematerialslibrarytoorganizeandmanage
specifictypesofmaterials.Tofind specificmaterials,youcansearchonmaterialcharacteristics,suchas
blueorceramic.After
locatingadesiredmaterialinalibrary,addittothecurrentdrawing viatheright
clickmenuordraganddrop.Materialsinthecurrentdrawingaredisplayedintheupperpaneofthe
MaterialsBrowser.
Figure81.AutodeskMaterialslibrary
TheMaterialsEditoroffersmanysettingstomodifypropertiesofamaterial.Youcanaccessitfromthe
dialogboxlauncherinthelowerrightcorneroftheMaterialspanelorfromaniconinthelowerright
corneroftheMaterialsBrowser.