Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 33

White corner brackets indicate materials that are in the scene. 2 Click Select By Material on page 5340. This button is unavailable unless the active sample slot contains a material in the scene. The Select Objects dialog on page 228 opens. The names of objects with the active material applied are highlighted when the dialog appears. 3 Click Select to select objects that have the active material applied to them. You can also change the selection by choosing other objects. If you change the selection, you can then apply the active material to newly selected objects by clicking Assign Material To Selection on page 5344. To get a material from a library: 1 On the Material Editor toolbar, click Get Material on page 5341. A modeless Material/Map Browser on page 5290 is displayed. 2 In the Browse From group box at the upper left, choose Material Library if necessary. If you have opened a library, the list of materials shows the contents of the library. If you haven't opened a library, click Open in the File group on the Browser. This opens the Open Material Library file dialog; use it to open a material library. After you open the library, its contents appear in the list of materials. 3 In the list of materials, double-click the name of the material you want. You can also drag the name of the material to the sample slot. The material you chose replaces the previous material in the active sample slot. To save a material in a library: 1 Click the sample slot that has the material you want to save. 2 On the Material Editor toolbar, click Put To Library on page 5348. 3 A Put To Library dialog on page 5372 appears. 5288 | Chapter 19 Material Editor, Materials, and Maps