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Chapter 15: Using the Slate Material Editor

FIGURE 15.1
The Slate Material Editor has four unique panels.

Below the menus are several toolbar buttons. These buttons are defined in Table 15.1.

TABLE 15.1
Slate Material Editor Buttons

Toolbar Button Name Description
Select Tool Enables a tool for selecting, moving, and working
with material trees and nodes.
Pick Material From Object Enables you to select a material from an object in the
scene and load the material into the Node View
panel.
Assign Material to Selection Applies the selected object with the selected material.

Delete Selection Removes any modified properties and resets the
material properties to their defaults. The selected
node is also deleted from the Node View panel.
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