Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 57

Where You Can Drag To ■ All of the items in the previous list. ■ Objects in viewports. Drag from a material button, sample slot, or Browser listing into the viewport and over an object. When you release the mouse, the material is applied. If you drag a material over two or more selected objects, an alert message asks if you want to apply the material to the object or to the selection. Choose the option you want, and click OK. ■ The Material Editor Type button on page 5361. You can drag to the Type button only from the Browser. If the Type button shows a standalone map, you can drag only a map to it. If it shows a material type, you can drag only a material to it. ■ All of the items in the previous list, except that you can drag to the Browser only when it displays a material library. When the Browser is set to browse from a Material Library, dragging materials and maps into the Browser adds them to the library. ■ Any palette in the Content Browser. You can drag individual materials, selections of materials, or entire panels or palettes into the Content Browser. ■ A Face, Polygon, Patch, or Element sub-object selection of an editable surfacemesh object (mesh, patch, or poly). ■ A Face, Polygon, Patch, or Element sub-object selection created by the Edit Mesh modifier on page 1353 or Edit Patch on page 1360; or by one of these selection modifiers: Mesh Select on page 1527, Patch Select on page 1592, or Poly Select on page 1613. See also: ■ Applying a Material to an Object on page 5278 ■ Drag and Drop Sub-Object Material Assignment on page 5312 Drag and Drop Sub-Object Material Assignment You can apply a material to a selection of renderable sub-objects, such as faces in a mesh. In the Material Editor, you can use Assign Material to Selection on 5312 | Chapter 19 Material Editor, Materials, and Maps