Material tools menu

These settings also appear on right-click context menus for the thumbnail previews and the thumbnail background.

Assign to Selection

Assigns the current material to selected objects.

Assign to Layers

Assigns the current material to selected layers.

Select Object(s)

Select objects in the model for material assignment.


Create New Material

Creates a new basic matte white (plaster) material.

Import Material from File

Imports materials from a saved Rhino .rmtl file.

Save to File

Saves a material to a Rhino .rmtl file.


Change Type

Changes the material to a different type.

Change Type (Copy Similar Settings)

Changes the material to a different type.

The default behavior depends on the current state of the Rendering Options > Copy similar settings when content type is changed box. If checked, compatible settings from the old content will be copied to the new one.

Reset to Defaults

Changes all of the material settings to the default white, matte, non-reflective, untextured material.


Copy

Copies the selected material to the Windows Clipboard. The Clipboard can then be pasted into the editor to create a new material or pasted directly into a folder to create a library file.

Paste

Creates a new material based on the contents of the Clipboard.

Paste as Instance

Creates a new material based on the contents of the Clipboard that is linked to the original through instancing.


Delete

Deletes the selected material.

Rename

Renames the selected material.

Duplicate

Copies the selected material to a new material with the same settings.

Remove Instancing

Removes the connection between instanced materials.


Floating Preview

Floats the preview image in a resizable window.


Grid

Displays the previews as a grid of thumbnails.

List

Displays the previews as a list of thumbnails.

Tree

Displays the previews as a tree showing nesting.


Small

Sets the thumbnail size to the small size.

Medium

Sets the thumbnail size to medium size.

Large

Sets the thumbnail size to large size.


Horizontal Layout

Displays the previews to the left of the controls.


Show Labels

Displays thumbnail name labels when in Grid mode.

List mode always displays labels.

Show Units

Displays size in model units.

Show Preview Pane

Displays the preview properties for the currently-selected thumbnail. Set the preview geometry, size, background, rotation behavior.


Content Filter

Allows filtering materials in the Libraries.


Properties

Opens the Preview Properties dialog box.

Preview thumbnail images and the background area between thumbnail images both have context menus.


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