Edits the material selected in the Materials Browser.
The configuration of the Materials Editor changes depending on the type of material that is selected.
List of Options
The following common options are displayed.
Appearance Tab
Contains the controls for editing the material properties.
- Materials Preview
Previews the selected material.
- Options drop-down
Provides options for changing the shape and render quality of the thumbnail preview.
- Name
Specifies the name of the material.
- Show Materials Browser
Displays the Materials Browser.
- Create Material
Creates or duplicates the material.
Information Tab
Contains all controls for editing and viewing material information.
- Information
Specifies the general description of the material.
- Name. Specifies the material name.
- Description. Provides the description of the material.
- Keywords. Provides keywords or tags for the material. The keywords are used to search and filter materials in the Materials Browser.
- About
Displays the type, version, and location of the material.
- Texture Paths
Displays the file path of the texture files associated with the material attribute.
