Get Material

Get Material displays the Material/Map Browser to allow you to choose a material or map.

• (Material Editor): Compact > (Get Material)
• Compact Material Editor menu bar > Material menu > Get Material

Procedures

To get a material from a scene:

1. Click a sample slot to make it active.

   Be careful not to click the sample slot of a material you want to use later.

2. On the Compact Material Editor toolbar, click (Get Material).

   3ds Max opens a modeless Material/Map Browser.

3. In the list of materials, double-click the name of the material you want to get.

   The material you chose replaces the previous material in the active sample slot.

Warning: When you get a material from a scene, initially it is a hot material.

To get a material from a library:

1. On the Compact Material Editor toolbar, click (Get Material).

   3ds Max opens a modeless Material/Map Browser.

2. In the Browser, open a library group.
3. In the list of materials, double-click the name of the material you want to get.

   The material you chose replaces the previous material in the active sample slot.