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3. On the Manage tab in the ribbon, select the Phases button to open the Phasing dialog
box. Select the Phase Filters tab. Click the New button to create a new row in the list of
filters. Rename the new filter to Abstract. Change the New and Existing column values
to Overridden, and then change the Demolished and Temporary column values to Not
Displayed.
4. Switch to the Graphic Overrides tab, and then create a new material. You’ll do this by
clicking inside the Material box and then clicking the Selector button on the right. This
will open the Material Browser. In this new dialog box, select the Create New Material
icon at the lower-left corner. Switch to the Identity tab, change the Name to Abstract, and
then click Apply (Figure 11.66).

Figure 11.66
Create a new default
material

5. This will give you a generic material with some predefined settings. We’re going to
customize this slightly to make it the universal material we want. Switch to the
Appearance tab and click the Replace icon.
This will open the Asset Browser, which will allow you to select the attributes of a mate-
rial to match to your new material type. In the Asset Browser, type Porcelain in the
search bar at the top. In the Asset Browser folder tree, click on Ceramic/Porcelain under
the Appearance Library folder and double-click on Neutral Gray to replace the asset
in the material definition.

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