Use the Material Editor to edit the material selected on the Materials tab.

To open the Material Editor, double-click a materials swatch on the Document Materials panel.

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

Appearance Tab

Contains the controls for editing the material properties.

Materials Preview and drop-down options

Previews the selected material, and provides options for changing the shape and render quality of the thumbnail preview.

Name

Specifies the name of the material.

Material Browser

Shows or hides the Autodesk Rendering window.

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 displayed on the Materials tab.

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.