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Always Prompt

Displays the Material Assignment Alert dialog box for each object with multiple

materials. The dialog box displays the name of the object. The options you

select determine how 3DSIN handles the assignment. The options are as

follows:

Split Object by Material Splits the object into multiple objects, one for each

material. This preserves the material assignments that were made in the 3D

Studio file. It also increases the complexity of the drawing geometry.

Assign First Material Assigns the first material assigned to each

multiple-material object to the entire object. See the Autodesk 3ds Max

documentation for an explanation of how the first-assigned material is

determined.

Select a Material Assigns one of the materials that was assigned to the object

in the 3D Studio file to the entire object. Select the material from the list below

this option, or choose NONE to revert to the AutoCAD default material.

Split by Material

Splits all objects with multiple materials into multiple objects, one for each

material. This preserves the material assignments that were made in the 3D

Studio file. It also increases the complexity of the drawing geometry.

Assign First Material

Assigns the first material assigned to each multiple-material object to the entire

object. See the Autodesk 3ds Max documentation for an explanation of how

the first-assigned material is determined.

Don't Assign a Material

Assigns no material to each multiple-material object. This option loses all

material assignment information but preserves the 3D geometry. The object

reverts to the AutoCAD default material.

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