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==Description==
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Shows the '''Materials manager''' dialog. The dialog allows to quickly and easily perform material-related operations, with extra focus on efficient working with many objects and many materials.
Shows the '''Materials manager''' dialog. The dialog allows to quickly and easily perform material-related operations, with extra focus on efficient working with many objects and many materials.


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# Create new [[Arch_SetMaterial|material]] or [[Arch MultiMaterial|multimaterial]]
# Create new [[Arch_SetMaterial|material]] or [[Arch MultiMaterial|multimaterial]]
# Attribute an existing material or multimaterial to selected object(s).
# Attribute an existing material or multimaterial to selected object(s).
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{{Caption|The materials manager}}
{{Caption|The materials manager}}


==Usage==
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# (Optionally) select one or more objects
# (Optionally) select one or more objects
# Press the {{Button|[[Image:BIM_Material.svg|16px]] [[BIM_Material|Material]]}} button in the toolbar.
# Press the {{Button|[[Image:BIM_Material.svg|16px]] [[BIM_Material|Material]]}} button in the toolbar.


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* If there is no existing material in the active document, the material manager window is not displayed, and a [[Arch SetMaterial|new material]] will be created.
* If there is no existing material in the active document, the material manager window is not displayed, and a [[Arch SetMaterial|new material]] will be created.
* If there is at least one material or multimaterial in the document, the Materials Manager window will open.
* If there is at least one material or multimaterial in the document, the Materials Manager window will open.


==Material manager tools==
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The materials manager allows you to:
The materials manager allows you to:


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* '''Search materials by name''': Use the search box
* '''Search materials by name''': Use the search box
* '''Assign a material to the selected object(s)''': Pressing OK with a material selected will assign it to the selected object(s)
* '''Assign a material to the selected object(s)''': Pressing OK with a material selected will assign it to the selected object(s)
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* '''Merge two materials together''': Right-click a material and choose "Merge to...", then select another material. The first one will be removed, and all objects that were using the first one will be assigned the second one
* '''Merge two materials together''': Right-click a material and choose "Merge to...", then select another material. The first one will be removed, and all objects that were using the first one will be assigned the second one


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Revision as of 10:43, 9 July 2024

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BIM Material

Menu location
Manage → Materials...
Workbenches
BIM
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

Shows the Materials manager dialog. The dialog allows to quickly and easily perform material-related operations, with extra focus on efficient working with many objects and many materials.

  1. Create new material or multimaterial
  2. Attribute an existing material or multimaterial to selected object(s).

The materials manager

Usage

  1. (Optionally) select one or more objects
  2. Press the Material button in the toolbar.
  • If there is no existing material in the active document, the material manager window is not displayed, and a new material will be created.
  • If there is at least one material or multimaterial in the document, the Materials Manager window will open.

Material manager tools

The materials manager allows you to:

  • Search materials by name: Use the search box
  • Assign a material to the selected object(s): Pressing OK with a material selected will assign it to the selected object(s)
  • Create a material: Press the Create new material button
  • Create a multimaterial: Press the Create new multi-material button
  • Delete a material: Select a material and right-click a material and choose "Delete"
  • Delete unused materials: Press the Delete unused button. All materials that are not used by any object will be removed
  • Merge duplicate materials: Press the Merge duplicates button. Merges the materials with exact same names (ex. Concrete and Concrete) or exact same names with a numeric suffix (ex. Concrete and Concrete001) together
  • Rename a material: Right-click a material and choose "Rename"
  • Duplicate a material: Right-click a material and choose "Duplicate". This will create a full, independent copy of the chosen material with same settings
  • Merge two materials together: Right-click a material and choose "Merge to...", then select another material. The first one will be removed, and all objects that were using the first one will be assigned the second one