Dragging and Dropping Maps and Materials
 
 
 

You can move materials from the Material Editor to objects using a drag-and-drop operation. You can also drag to and from map and material buttons.

When dragging materials, use the Undo command to cancel material assignments.

See the following lists to determine where in the interface you can drag from and drag to.

TipIn the Slate Material Editor, you also can drag one color swatch to another. See Copy or Swap Colors Dialog.

Where You Can Drag From

Material and Map Buttons

The material and map buttons you can drag from include:

Where You Can Drag To

See Also
  • Copy (Instance) Map Dialog

    The Copy (Instance) Map dialog opens when you copy a map by dragging and dropping a map button. It gives you the choice of copying the map, making the newly assigned map an instance of the one you dragged, or swapping maps.

  • Copy or Swap Colors Dialog

    The Copy or Swap Colors dialog is displayed when you copy a color by dragging and dropping a color swatch. It gives you the choice of copying the color or swapping the colors, trading one for the other.