Create a material

For more information about Maya materials, see Surface materials .

Use one of the following methods to create a material in Hypershade:

• Right-mouse button click in Hypershade, then select a material from the pop-up menu (Create > Materials).
• Select a material from the Create menu in the menu bar.
• From the Create Bar, middle-drag a material swatch into Hypershade.
• Select a material from the Create Render Node window.

To open the Create Render Node window

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click the map button next to an attribute in an Attribute Editor.
   • In Hypershade, select Create > Create Render Node.