Creating and using favorites

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You can customize your Create bar by creating a list of favorites. This allows you to easily access your most commonly used shaders.

Creating favorites (Method 1)

In the Hypershade, drag the shader to Favorites in the Create bar to add a shader to your Favorites list.

Creating favorites (Method 2)

In the Hypershade, click the shader and select Add to favorites.

The Hypershade sorts your favorites in categories to enable you to locate your shaders easily.

NoteYou can also create your Favorites list via the Create Render Node window and the Assign New Material window. The Create Render Node window and Assign New Material window have the same functionality as the Hypershade Create Bar. Any Favorites list that you create in the Hypershade also appears in the two other two windows and vice versa.

Using favorites (Method 1)

Select one or more objects, then and select Assign Favorite Material.
Choose among the materials from your Favorites list.

Using favorites (Method 2)

Select the object(s), then select Lighting/Shading > Assign Favorite Material.
Choose among the materials from your Favorites list.

NoteThe materials are ordered by Maya Surface, Maya Volumetric, and mental ray materials.