Creating & Editing Materials

on this page: edit an exisiting model | base a new material on an existing material | create a new material from scratch

The Material Palette can use a variety of palettes installed on your system with Showcase. You can create new materials using the Material Editor and add them to the Material Palette.

Find it: Looks palette > Material Palette or Material Editor

To edit an existing material:

  1. Open the Material Palette and click on the material you want to edit.
  2. Choose Edit > Edit Material. The Material Editor pops up.
  3. Use the Material Editor to edit the material.
  4. Save your changes in the Material Palette. (File > Save or Save Palette As)

To base a new material on an existing material:

  1. Open the Material Palette and click on the material you want to copy and edit.
  2. Choose Edit > Copy, or press Ctrl+C.
  3. Click on an empty material, and choose Edit > Paste, or press Ctrl+V.
  4. Choose Edit > Edit Material. The Material Editor pops up.
  5. Use the Material Editor to edit the material.
  6. Save your changes in the Material Palette. (File > Save or Save Palette As)

To create a new material from scratch:

  1. Open the Material Palette and click on an empty material.
  2. Choose Edit > Edit Material. The Material Editor pops up.
  3. Use the Material Editor to choose a color and set appearances for the new material.
  4. Save your changes in the Material Palette. (File > Save or Save Palette As)

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