Command entry: (Material Editor): Compact
Type button
Right-click the type button.
Right-clicking the Type button lets you copy a map or material, paste it, and access a few other options.
Interface
The menu you see when you right-click the Type button depends on whether you are at a top-level material, a map, or a sub-material.
Right-Click Menu for Materials
- Cut
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At the material level, has the same effect as Copy: Places a copy of the material in a buffer, but does not change the original
material.
- Copy
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Copies the original material.
- Paste (Copy)
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Pastes a copy of a material you previously cut or copied.
This option doesn't appear if you haven't previously chosen Cut or Copy.
- Paste (Instance)
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Pastes an instance of a material you previously cut or copied.
This option doesn't appear if you haven't previously chosen Cut or Copy.
- Clear
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Closes the right-click menu. At the material level, this option has no other effect.
- Copy as Generic
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Appears only if the sample slot contains an Autodesk Material other than the
Autodesk Generic_material. Copies the material as Autodesk Generic.
This option can lose some type-specific information. For example, Autodesk Generic does not have a Flecks component such as
Autodesk Metallic Paint does.
Right-Click Menu for Maps
- Cut
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Removes the map and copies it to a buffer.
- Copy
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- Paste (Copy)
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Pastes a copy of a map you previously cut or copied.
This option doesn't appear if you haven't previously chosen Cut or Copy.
- Paste (Instance)
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Pastes an instance of a map you previously cut or copied.
This option doesn't appear if you haven't previously chosen Cut or Copy.
- Clear
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Removes the map without copying it.
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- Highlight Assets in ATS Dialog
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- Open
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Opens the map in a graphics viewer.
Which viewer is launched depends on your system configuration.
- Reveal Location in Explorer
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Opens an instance of Windows Explorer to the folder where the map is stored, with the map file highlighted.
Right-Click Menu for Sub-Materials
- Cut
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Removes the sub-material and copies it to a buffer.
- Copy
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Copies the sub-material to a buffer.
- Paste (Copy)
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Pastes a copy of a sub-material you previously cut or copied.
This option doesn't appear if you haven't previously chosen Cut or Copy.
- Paste (Instance)
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Pastes an instance of a sub-material you previously cut or copied.
This option doesn't appear if you haven't previously chosen Cut or Copy.
- Clear
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Removes the sub-material without copying it.