Materials Dialog
The Materials dialog contains a collection of colors and textures. You can add and edit materials to suit your needs.
The File menu provides access to the Transfer function, which lets you copy materials from the current materials library to the external materials library file, and vice versa.
The Material menu lets you add, edit and delete groups and materials.
Add Group. Adds a new group to the group list.
Rename Group. Lets you rename the currently selected group.
Delete Group. Deletes a group from the group list provided it contains no materials.
Add Material. Adds a new material to the list.
Edit Material. Provides access to the Edit Materials dialog, where you can edit the texture and pattern assigned to the currently selected material.
Delete Material. Deletes a material from the list.
Group. A list of material groups, such as Paint, Wood and Brick.
Material. A list of materials for the currently selected group.
Preview. This window contains previews for the current material's texture and pattern selections.
Rendered. A preview of the texture or color assigned to the currently selected material. This is what you would see in rendered 3D views.
Patterned. A preview of the pattern assigned to the currently selected material. This is what you would see in a patterned 3D view.