Materials Editor

Edits the material selected in the Materials Browser.

MATEDITOROPEN (Command) Find

The configuration of the Materials Editor changes depending on the type of material that is selected.

List of Options

The following common options are displayed.

Appearance Tab

Contains the controls for editing the material properties.

Materials Preview

Previews the selected material.

Options drop-down

Provides options for changing the shape and render quality of the thumbnail preview.

Name

Specifies the name of the material.

Show Materials Browser

Displays the Materials Browser.

Create Material

Creates or duplicates the material.

Information Tab

Contains all controls for editing and viewing material information.

Information

Specifies the general description of the material.

  • Name. Specifies the material name.
  • Description. Provides the description of the material.
  • Keywords. Provides keywords or tags for the material. The keywords are used to search and filter materials in the Materials Browser.
About

Displays the type, version, and location of the material.

Texture Paths

Displays the file path of the texture files associated with the material attribute.