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Work with the Materials interface

Apply materials

Change the appearance of materials

 

Materials > Apply materials > 

Assign materials

Assign materials to objects

1. Select the object or objects you want to assign a material to.
2. Press the M key (or select Material > Materials).

   Materials in this Scene are shown at the top, and Material Libraries are shown below.

   NoteIf you cannot select objects or view the Materials interface, press Tab to change to edit mode. (For more information, see Select objects Select objects.)
3. Click on a library or a material category to see a list of its materials.
4. Click on the icon for a material from one of the lists.

   The material you choose is assigned to the selected objects.

   

5. To remove the material interface from the display, press the M key.

Copy assigned materials to other parts of the model

1. Select an object whose material you want to copy.

   Select objects

2. Select Material > Copy Material (or press Shift+C).
3. Select another object you want to assign the same material to.

   (You can select any number of objects by holding down the Shift key.)

4. Select Material > Paste Material (or press Shift+V).

Assign a material that is currently in the scene

1. Press the M key (or select Material > Materials). to open the Materials UI, if not already visible.
2. At the top of the interface are the Materials in this Scene.

   

   The list indicates which materials are currently assigned in the scene, which materials are included in alternatives, and which materials are locked because they were imported with the model files.

3. Click the swatch icon of any material to apply it to the selected object.
   NoteIf a material in the scene is edited by right-clicking the swatch and choosing Properties..., those edits will be reflected in all objects with that material applied. However, if the Material Properties window for a selected object is used, it will create a copy of the material with those edits in the Materials In This Scene.

   For more information on how to use this list, see the topic:

   Work with materials used in the scene