Provides easy and fast access to object materials.
All materials that have been defined are displayed here, and can be assigned to objects and edited. Use the Thumbnail controls to adjust how the items are displayed, and use the Size slider to adjust the item size.To apply a material to an object, first select the object. Then double-click the palette item to apply it. You can also right-click on a material and select Set Material.To remove a material from an object, select the object. Then in the palette. right-click and select Set None.To find objects that have a specific material, select the material in the palette, then click Select by Material.
To find the material of an object, select the object and then click Find Material of Selection.
To edit a material, select the item in the palette, then right-click and select Edit Material. Or double-right-click on the item, or click Edit Material.
To switch the luminance display from thumbnails to list format, click View Thumbnails and select a different view.
You can hide or show the palette fields and toolbars by clicking Show / Hide Options.
Right-click on the Material palette will open a local menu that provides a wide array of options.

Dragging and Dropping Materials

Another way to apply materials to object is to select a material in the Material palette, then drag-and-drop it onto the desired object.

Drag on Facet

Selecting the Drag on facet setting in the local menu of the Material palette will allow you to drag a material to a single facet of an object.