Replace Material Dialog

Material Editor, Materials, and Maps > Material Editor > Compact Material Editor > Compact Material Editor Tools > Type Button (Materials and Maps) >

Command entry:Compact Material Editor

Type button

Material/Map Browser

Choose a compound material.

The Replace Material dialog is displayed when you change a material type to one of the compound material types. It gives you the choice of replacing the original ("old") material completely, or using the original material as a sub-material of the new material.

Interface

Discard old material: Discards the old material.
Keep old material as sub-material: Retains the old material as a sub-material.