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Materials Toolbox

The Materials toolbox contains tools to define and apply materials, to dynamically adjust pattern/bump maps, to query or preview materials, and to adjust environment settings.



All tools in a toolbox are not always visible by default. To see all tools, right-click in the toolbox and select Show All from the menu.

To Select in the Materials toolbox
Define materials and create material palettes.


Define Materials
Apply/attach materials to, or remove materials from geometry in a model, or to define Environment Maps.


Apply Material
Interactively move, scale, or rotate, a previously applied pattern map or bump map.


Dynamically Adjust Map
Query the material assignment for an element.


Query Material
Adjust the Environment settings for rendering.


Environment Maps
Key-in: DIALOG TOOLBOX RENDERING MATERIALS