Copy an Existing Material and Edit its Shading Properties

You can create a new material in the Shared folder of the library by copying an old material and editing its properties.

1. Select System Settings > General System Setup > Rendering Materials. The browser is opened.
2. Open the browser folder from which you want to copy the old material.
3. Right-click the thumbnail of a material, and select Copy.
4. Open the folder to which you will paste the material, for example Shared/Materials. Or, if necessary, create a new folder.
   1. Select the Materials folder, or any folder under it.
   2. Right-click to open the function menu.
   3. Select Create new folder.
   4. Enter a name for the new folder.
   5. Select the folder you have just created.
5. Right-click to open the actions menu, and select Paste.
6. Name the new material. You can also use the same name as in the System folder. If there is a material with the same name both in the Shared and System folder, the material in the Shared folder will replace the material in the System folder. Once you have named the material, an image of the material and its name are displayed in the browser.
7. Right-click the thumbnail you named and select Edit.
8. Edit the shading properties of the material in a dialog box.

   Edit Material Dialog Box

9. Confirm by clicking OK.

Note

• System Settings is only available on the toolbar if you are a system administrator.

Create a New Material and Define Shading Properties for it
A New Material