Custom Library Options

Command entry:Material/Map Browser

Right-click the title bar of a library group (other than Autodesk Material Library).

Custom material libraries appear in the Material/Map Browser, and are useful as an organizing tool. You can open and create them with commands on the Material/Map Browser Options menu. Once created or opened, a custom library remains in the Material/Map Browser, persisting between sessions.

To add a map or material to a library, drag it to the library from elsewhere in the Material/Map Browser (not from a named view). To remove an item from a library, right-click its entry and choose Remove From Lib. To remove a library from the Material/Map Browser, right-click its header and choose Close Material Library. But first, if you want to reuse the library later, save it (see following); otherwise the library is permanently deleted.

Interface

[file name and path]

Displays a submenu for handling the library MAT file.

Reload Reloads the library. This can be useful if you or a colloague has updated the library in some way.
Save Saves the library.
Save As Opens a file dialog so you can save the library under a different name.

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Edit Group Color: See Options for All Groups.
Rename Group: Opens a dialog that lets you rename the library.

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Sort Alphabetically: Sorts the list of materials by material name.

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Show Subtree: When on, expands the group display to show all materials, sub-materials, and maps in the group. When off, shows only top-level materials. Default=off.
Display Group (and Subgroups) As: See Options for All Groups.
Context Menu Options: See Options for All Groups.

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Close Material Library: Closes the material library.

You can reopen the library by using the Material/Map Browser Options menu.