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Shift or Ctrl key. See “Shift and Ctrl 2 The two boxes to the right of the table
Select” on page 216. display previews of the color, pattern,
• The selected component’s Material is and texture of the material assigned to the
stated in the list, to the right of the com- selected component. If “No Texture”
ponent name. If the component is using displays in the preview window, the material
the default material, the name will be pre- has no texture assigned to it; if a Caution
ceded by the word “Default:”. If it is symbol and the words,“Texture Missing”
using a Material Default, it will be pre- display, the texture file could not be found on
ceded by the word “Default” followed by the system.
the name of an object type. See “Material • Click Select Material to open the Select
Defaults” on page 1013.
Material dialog. Choose a material and
• If the selected component belongs to a click OK to assign that material to the
symbol object from the library, you can selected component. See “Select Material
click on it a second time to rename it. See Dialog” on page 1018.
“Native Objects vs Symbols” on page
945. 3 A preview of the selected object
displays on the right side of the panel.
To view material textures, select Standard
Note: If the selected object is a wall or a room as the View Type; to view material patterns,
modified using the Material Painter, a compo- select Vector View. See “Dialog Preview
nent’s Material may be described as “No Panes” on page 42.
Change”. See “Material Painter and Walls” on
page 1016.

Select Material Dialog

The Select Material dialog allows you to • The Library Materials Panel allows you to
select a material to apply to one or more select materials from the Library Browser.
objects and is opened by clicking the Select • The Plan Materials Panel panel lets you to
Material button on the MATERIALS panel of select materials from the Plan Materials
most specification dialogs or by using the dialog.
Material Painter . See “Materials Panel” • The Material Defaults Panel lets you
on page 1017 and “The Material Painter” on associate an object component with a
page 1014. Material Defaults category rather than a
Depending on how it is accessed, the Select specific material and is only available
Material dialog will have either two or three when the component of a library symbol
panels: is selected on the MATERIALS panel of the
object’s specification dialog.

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