Put To Library adds the selected material to the current library.
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(Material Editor): Compact > (Put to Library)
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(Slate Material Editor:
(Material/Map Browser Options) > Choose Open Material Library. > In the Browser, right-click a finished material (from the Autodesk Materials, Scene Materials, Sample Slots group, or from a custom group or library). > Choose Copy To > <library name>.)
3ds Max opens a Put To Library dialog, which lets you enter a name for the material that’s different from the one you used in the Material Editor.
The material becomes visible in the material library display in the Material/Map Browser. The material is saved to the library file on disk. (You can also save a library by using the Save button in the Material/Map Browser.)
Procedures
To save a material in a library:
- Click to select the sample slot that has the material you want to save.
- On the Compact Material Editor toolbar, click (Put To Library).
- 3ds Max opens a Put To Library dialog.
- Either change the material name or leave it as is, and then click OK.
The material is saved in the currently open library. If no library is open, a new library is created. You can save the new library as a file using the Material/Map Browser file controls.