Material/Map Navigator

Material Editor > Material/Map Navigator

The Material/Map Navigator is a modeless dialog that provides quick navigation through the hierarchy of maps in a material, or of sub-materials in a compound material.

The Navigator displays the material and maps in the currently active sample slot. You can navigate the hierarchy of the current material by clicking the material or map listed in the Navigator. Conversely, as you navigate the material in the Material Editor, the current level is highlighted in the Navigator. The selected material or map becomes active in the sample slot, while the rollouts for the selected material or map are displayed below.

You can also drag from the Navigator to any valid sample slot or button in the user interface.

Use the view buttons at the top to change the display. The list displayed in the Navigator is similar to the one displayed in the Track View hierarchy.

Interface

These are the view buttons:

View List—Displays the materials and maps in list format. Blue spheres are materials. Green parallelograms are maps. The green parallelograms turn red if Show Map in Viewport is turned on for a material.

View List + Icons—Displays the materials and maps as small icons in a list.

View Small Icons—Displays the materials and maps as small icons. As you move the mouse over the icons, tooltip labels show you the name of the material or map.

View Large Icons—Displays the materials and maps as large icons. As you move the mouse over the icons, tooltip labels show you the name of the material or map.

The large icons are labeled with the name of the material or map and are displayed using progressive refinement. That is, samples are rendered quickly, with large pixels, then rendered a second time in greater detail.