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■ Purge All Unused. Removes all unused materials from current drawing.
The Sort drop-down controls the order in which document materials are
displayed. The following sort options are available:
■ By Name. Lists materials alphabetically by name. (Default option)
■ By Type. Lists materials according to the type of material that it was created
from.
■ By Material Color. Lists materials by their assigned color. The color might
not be the same that is displayed in the material swatch preview.
Show/Hide Library Tree Controls the visibility of the library tree.
Libraries Displays the selected library name.
The library tree displays the libraries and the categories of materials in each
available library. Select a library or category to display the associated materials
in the Materials list.
■ Autodesk Libray. 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.
The Sort drop-down controls the order in which materials in the library are
displayed. The following sort options are available:
■ By Name. Lists materials in the selected library alphabetically by name.
(Default option)
■ By Type. Lists materials in the selected library according to the type of
material that it was created from.
■ By Category. Lists materials in the selected library according to the category
of material it was added to. (Default option)
■ By Material Color. Lists materials in the selected library by their assigned
color. The color might not be the same that is displayed in the material
swatch preview.
Materials List Displays the materials in the selected library or category.
The Sort drop-down controls the order in which materials are displayed. The
following sort options are available:
■ By Name. Lists materials alphabetically by name. (Default option)
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