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Select Material Dialog

Library Materials Panel
The LIBRARY MATERIALS panel is a modal The settings on this panel are also found in
version of the Library Browser that lists only the Select Library Object dialog. See
materials. See “The Library Browser” on “Select Library Object Dialog” on page 940.
page 922.

The LIBRARY MATERIALS panel has most of create a new material saved in the user
the functionality that the Library Browser Catalog. See “Define Material Dialog” on
has: including the search and search filtering page 1028.
options, the toggleable, resizable Preview • C h e c k Use default material to apply the
and Selection Panes, and the Toggle Preview default material to the selected object, if
Display button. one exists. See “Material Defaults” on
page 1013.
• To locate a material, either search using
keywords or browse the tree list. See The OK button is only active when a library
“Searching the Library” on page 926. item is selected. If a library folder or catalog
• To apply a material to an object, either is selected, the OK button cannot be clicked.
click on the material and click OK or
double-click on the item in the Selection Plan Materials Panel
Pane.
The PLAN MATERIALS panel is similar to the
• Click the Add New Material button Plan Materials dialog and lets you select
to open the Define Material dialog and from a list of materials already present in the

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