The settings you make in the material manager are stored in its preferences and re-used the next time you open it. For more information about the material manager, see The Material Manager.
Explorer
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Determines which materials are displayed in the Scene tab. • Local Material shows materials applied locally on an object or cluster itself. • Applied Material includes materials inherited from parents, groups, and partitions. |
Image Clips
Show |
Determines which clips are displayed in the Image Clips tab. • All Image Clips • Used Image Clips • Unused Image Clips |
Thumbnail Size |
Sets the thumbnail size used in the Image Clips tab. |
Material Shelf
Show |
Filters the materials displayed in the shelf: • All Materials • Used Materials • Unused Materials • Highlighted Materials displays only the materials highlighted by the Highlight Materials From Selected Objects button (Materials > Get Materials From Selected Objects). |
Thumbnail Size |
Sets the thumbnail size used in the material shelf. |
Highlight on Explorer Selection |
Automatically highlights materials in the shelf and displays them in the bottom pane when you select them in the explorer in the left pane of the material manager. |
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