Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 38

Procedures To navigate materials with the Browser: TIP Use the Browser primarily in Root Only mode, to see only the top levels of the materials. This provides a simpler view of your materials, and speeds redraws when you're using any of the icon display modes. (You can also create thumbnails to speed up redraws, as described below.) 1 In the Material Editor, choose any sample slot you want that contains a complex, multilevel material. 2 In the Browser > Browse From group, choose Active Slot mode to display all levels of the active sample slot. 3 Click any of the items in the Browser's material/map list to move to that level of the current material. 4 When you want to switch to a different material, select its sample slot in the Material Editor, and its hierarchy will appear in the Browser. 5 Again, click the items in the Browser to change levels. To delete an assigned map: 1 While viewing the map parameters, click the Map Type button. 2 In the Material/Map Browser, choose NONE as the new map type. TIP You can also remove a material or map by dragging the NONE item from the Browser over to the object or map button. To merge material libraries: 1 In the Browse From group, choose Mtl Library, and then click the Merge button. 2 In the Merge Material Library dialog on page 5371, select a material library other than the current library, or select a 3ds Max or VIZ Render (DRF on page 7167) scene. A Merge dialog on page 5370 is displayed, listing all materials in the specified library, or all materials assigned to the 3ds Max or VIZ Render file. Below the list are All and None buttons to help in the selection. Material/Map Browser | 5293