Render materials panel

To open the Render materials panel, run the MATBROWSEROPEN command or right-click a ribbon panel/toolbar and choose Render materials from the Panels list.

The Render materials panel offers access to materials used for renderings.

Material definitions are saved in the drawing. Each drawing contains the Global material. It is not possible to delete or rename the Global material. However you can edit its properties.

  1. Material library
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Material library

The material library is organized by categories. You can select a material from a category and then apply it to an entity using the brush that appears on the screen. You can scroll through the materials using the mouse wheel or the scroll bar.

Note: Right-click a material to add it to library, to remove it from the drawing or to add it to the drawing.

Home

Returns the material library to the home screen.

Search

Searches the library for words you enter in the search box.

Menu

Grid View
Displays the materials in a grid view.
List View
Displays the materials in a list view.
Manage libraries
Opens the Settings dialog box to change the render materials directory path.
Get more materials
Opens the Adding the Redway material library documentation in a browser, where you can download the complete Redway Material Library.