Material Library

 

new features in Patchwork 3D Design 2019.2 X4.
new features in Patchwork 3D Design 2019.2 X4.

In the Matter sidebar's  library tab, the material library manages the groups of materials and the materials available in your database.

Groups of materials are listed in the upper part of the library.:

Icon Description
Create a new group.
Duplicate the selected group.
Rename the selected group.
Delete the selected group.

The list of materials shows all of the existing materials in the selected group. Using the buttons below the list, you can:

Icon Description
Create a new material.
Duplicate the selected material.
Edit the selected material by opening the Materials editor.
Rename the selected material.
Import materials that you have previously saved (*.kmt or *.axf1Patchwork 3D Design imports only SVBRDF files. This import requires a specific license option and may not be available in your software version.).
Export the selected materials in *.kmt format.
Delete the selected materials.
Purge materials that have not been used (materials that are not applied to any surface of any product).
Modify the way in which the list is displayed.

Right-clicking on a material opens a context menu offering additionalthe following options.:

Icon Function Description
Set active Make the material you have clicked active and shows it in the lower part of the library.
Edit Edit the selected material by opening the Materials editor.
Duplicate Duplicate the selected material.
Rename Rename the selected material.
Usage list Show a list of all products in which this material has been applied.
Import Import materials that you have previously saved (*.kmt or *.axf).
Export Export the selected materials in *.kmt format.
Delete Delete the selected materials.

The active material is shown in the lower part of the library:

Icon Description
Thumbnail Double-clicking on the thumbnail opens the Materials editor.
Use the eyedropper to pick a material from a surface in a viewport and render it active.
Open the Materials editor for the active material.
Select the active material in the list of materials.