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For choosing materials, see Material/Map Browser on page 5290. For applying materials using drag and drop techniques, see Dragging and Dropping Maps and Materials on page 5310. For an overview of how to use the Material Editor, see Designing Materials on page 5260. For the user interface elements in Material Editor and the different materials and map types, see the following topics: Material Editor Menu Bar on page 5321 Sample Slots on page 5304 Material Editor Tools on page 5317 Types of Materials on page 5379 Types of Maps on page 5767 For information about how to animate materials, see Animating Materials on page 5361. Material/Map Browser Main toolbar > Material Editor > Get Material > Material/Map Browser Rendering menu > Material/Map Browser Material Editor > Click Material Type button or Map Type button. > Material/Map Browser Procedures on page 5293 Interface on page 5295 The Material/Map Browser lets you choose a material on page 8041, map on page 8036, or mental ray shader on page 5974. When you click Get Material on page 5341, the Browser that is displayed is modeless (you can leave it displayed while you do other work). However, when you display the Browser by clicking the Type on page 5361 button, a map assignment button in the Environment dialog on page 6689, or from a projector light (see Advanced Effects Rollout on page 5108), it appears as a modal dialog with OK and Cancel buttons. You can leave the modeless Browser displayed, and drag materials from its listings to material or map sample slots and buttons in the user interface. When the Browser displays a Material Library, you can also add materials to the library by dragging them from the Material Editor sample slots on page 5304. 5290 | Chapter 19 Material Editor, Materials, and Maps