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Contents

MaterialEditor User’s Guide Chapter 1 • Using the Material Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Editor Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hierarchy Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Detail Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Shortcut Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 4 Chapter 2 • Configuring the Material Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Changing Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 8 Changing Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Editing Information Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Changing View Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Configuring the Materials List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12...