6 modules - PI-VR GmbH

6.1 Scene• Remove All Tags: All tags are removed from all materials. Note that allmaterials will allways have the tag “Scene”.» Preview: Shows icons or a list of materials. The shown materials depend onthe selection in the Materials View or Library View. If you click somewhere inthe Materials View, the Scene Materials will be shown. By clicking the Librarythe Libraries Materials are shown. The top line of the Preview area identifieswhat is currently shown. If a Group is selected only the contents of this groupis shown. To see all materials again, unselect the group by clicking outside ofit in the Materials or Library view.» Material Attributes: The Attributes View shows all available settings of thecurrently selected material with a big preview image at the top.Hint: To set the file path of a material’s texture you can also simply drag anddrop an image file from the explorer to the respective texture slot.» Material Editor Menu» File:• Import Library: Locate a library file on the filesystem, it will be copied intoVRED’s library collection and can be accessed in the “Libraries” view.• Import Library and Apply: After import the library will be applied to thescene where materials in the scene are replaced by materials with the samename found in the library. See Library function “Apply to Scene”.• Reload Library: The VRED library collection will be checked for changesand the Material Libraries will be updated.• Save Selected Materials...: Locate a directory on the filesystem, where theselected materials will be saved. For each selected material an OSB file willbe created.• Load Materials...: Locate the material files (saved with the above function)and add them to the scene.• Render Preview Images: Create the preview image for each material. Thepreviews are usually created when needed, which can result in delays while117