Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 106

Procedures To give a material a different name: ■ Edit the name field that appears below the Material Editor toolbar. The name of the active material appears in the title bar of the Material Editor dialog. Type Button (Materials and Maps) Material Editor > Type button Material Editor menu > Material menu > Change Material/Map Type Click the Type button to display the Material/Map Browser on page 5290 and choose which material type or map type to use. When changing a material's type, the original material type is replaced unless you choose a compound material on page 7938, in which case a Replace Material dialog on page 5376 is displayed. The Replace Material dialog lets you choose between discarding the original material or using it as a sub-material within the new material. For a standalone map (a map at the top level), clicking the Type button lets you change the map type instead of the material type. However, you can't use this button to make a map standalone. To make a standalone map, you have to click Get Material on page 5341 and choose a map from the Browser it displays. When you change the type of a standalone map, a Replace Map dialog on page 5376 is displayed. The Replace Map dialog lets you choose between discarding the original map or using it as a sub-map within the new map. Animating Materials This topic provides some suggestions about how to animate materials. Animating Basic Materials In general, you animate a basic material by changing its parameters in different keyframes while Auto Key is active. 3ds Max interpolates values between keyframes, as it does when you animate transforms and modifiers. Animating Materials | 5361