Page 500 - Kitab3DsMax

Part IV: Materials, Cameras, and Lighting Basics

TABLE 15.3 (continued)
Material Explorer Toolbar Buttons—Horizontal

Toolbar Button Name Description
Select Invert Inverts the current selection

Lock Cell Editing Locks all cells so they cannot be edited

Sync to Material Explorer Causes the material selected in the top
panel to be visible in the lower panel
Sync to Material Level Displays the entire hierarchy for the
selected material in the lower panel when
enabled

The Material Explorer lets you apply materials directly to scene objects by simply dragging and dropping
the material thumbnail onto the object. You also can drag and drop maps onto other materials and chan-
nels. The Material Explorer also works with the Material Browser; for example, you can drag the material
type and drop it on the Type column in the Material Explorer to change a material type.

Summary

Materials can add much to the realism of your models. Learning to use the Material Editor, the Material/
Map Browser, and the Material/Map Navigator enables you to work with materials. This chapter covered the
following topics:
l Understanding various material properties
l Working with the Material Editor buttons and sample slots
l Using the Material/Map Browser and material libraries
l Using the Material Explorer to quickly see all materials in a scene
The next chapter delves more into the topic of material, including the standard material and all its settings.

452

6/30/10 4:24 PM
23_617779-ch15.indd 452 6/30/10 4:24 PM
23_617779-ch15.indd 452