You can remove a physical or thermal asset from a material in a project using the Material Editor panel. You cannot remove an appearance asset.
It is important to understand that material assets in a project are handled differently than assets in a library. An asset in a project is deleted (or removed) if it is no longer associated with a material in that project. However, an asset in a library remains in existence even if it is not associated with a material. The system is unaware of any association between assets and materials. Library assets should be managed carefully, both to eliminate unnecessary assets, and to avoid deleting assets in active use.
To remove an asset from a material
- Select the material in the Material Browser dialog.
- In the Material Editor panel, click the tab for the physical or thermal asset to be deleted.
- Click the Remove Asset button
located in the top right side of the Material Editor panel. The message "Are you sure you want to remove this asset from the Material?" is displayed. - Click Remove.
The selected asset is removed from the material and the asset tab is removed from the Material Editor panel of the Material Browser dialog.