Reuse Materials

[teflon07]

I know I've asked a similar question recently, but did not really get a clear answer, because of the situation.

Here is my question:

I am using the Wood Material Alder Dark and the Cherry 2 on a lot of items. Each time I go to color an item (add the material), I have to dig through the list of materials.

Is there a way to save these materials so I can just apply them on the fly?

Thank You,
NickyD.

[sutcac]

If you open the object and click on the Materials tab, there should be a button that says Plan Material, this is the list of the materials used in your plan already. Then you can just scroll down the list to the material. It's a little quicker than digging through the library every time.

Also, you can use the eyedropper tool in a 3D view to copy a material from one object to another.

Or, you can use the Spray Painter tool to put one material on any object in a 3D view.

Many ways to skin a cat with material application.

[dshall]

I believe you can set up a CUSTOM TOOL BAR that has your commonly used materials on it.