Sample Type

Sample Type

Command entry:

(Material Editor): Compact

(Sample Type)

Command entry:(Slate Material Editor: Right-click a material node and choose Preview Object Type.)

The Sample Type flyout lets you choose which geometry to display in the active sample slot.

This flyout has three or four buttons:

Sphere (the default)Displays the material on a sphere.
CylinderDisplays the material on a cylinder.
CubeDisplays the material on a cube.
CustomDisplays the material on a custom object.
This button appears only if you have used the Material Editor Options dialog to specify a custom object for sample slots. See Creating a Custom Sample Object .

Creating a Custom Sample Object
By default, the sample object in a sample slot is a sphere. You can use the Sample Type flyout to change this to a cube or a cylinder. You can also create a custom sample object by creating a 3ds Max scene that shows the object.