Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 462

Applying the Morpher Material An object must have at least one Morpher modifier in its modifier stack. You can assign the material to an object and bind it to the object's Morpher modifier in either of two ways. ■ After the Morpher modifier is applied to an object, use the Assign New Material command in the Global Parameter rollout of the Morpher modifier. This is the simplest way, and applies the Morpher Material to the object and binds the material to the Morpher modifier at the same time. ■ Open the Material Editor, select the Morpher material, and click Choose Morph Object in the Parameters rollout, then click the object in the viewports. After clicking the object, a dialog displays in the viewports, select the Morpher modifier from the dialog (an object may have multiple Morpher modifiers). This binds the Morpher material to the Morpher modifier. NOTE You can bind a Morpher material to only one Morpher modifier. Procedures Example: To apply and use the Morpher material: 1 Create a sphere in the Perspective viewport. 2 On the Modify panel, right-click the sphere's entry in the modifier stack display, and choose Convert To: Editable Mesh. 3 From the Modifier List, choose Morpher. This applies the Morpher modifier to the sphere. 4 On the Morpher modifier's Global Parameters rollout, click Assign New Material. The Morpher material is now applied to the object and bound to the Morpher modifier. 5 Open the Material Editor, and click Pick Material from Object (the eyedropper), then click the sphere in the viewports. The Material Editor displays the Morpher material parameters. 6 On the Morpher Material Parameters rollout, click the Mat 1 slot. Compound Materials | 5717