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To rename a material group, double-click the tab’s name and enter the new name into the dialog that
appears. You cannot rename the All and Others groups.
Remove Material Group
You cannot remove the All and Others groups. They will be deleted
automatically if you remove all other groups.
Deletes the selected material groups and moves their materials to the Others group (the materials
themselves are not deleted).
Sort Materials
Arranges the material list in alphabetical order. You can also sort materials manually using drag and
drop. Drag the material that you want to reposition and drop it in the new position. The insertion is
right-justied. In other words, the material will be placed to the right of the material onto which you
drop it. If the target position of the material is outside the visible range of the Material manager, you
can scroll by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or lower edge of the window.
Edit
This command opens the Material Editor if it is not already open and makes the Material Editor the
active window. You can use the Material Editor to change the properties of the selected material. You
can also open the Material Editor by double-clicking on a material thumbnail. The Material Editor is
described later in this chapter.
You can also edit materials in the Attribute manager.
Apply
Creates a Texture tag for each selected object. Each of these tags is assigned the selected material.
You can also apply materials using drag and drop. If you drop the material on to an existing Texture
tag ...
... the tag’s previous material is replaced by the new one. However, if you drop the material onto the
object’s name, a new Texture tag is created for the material.