Managing Materials in the Render Manager

Available in TurboCAD Pro, Platinum and Deluxe only 

Or you can select a luminance on the Luminances Palette, right-click and select Edit Material.

 

Right clicking on tree elements provides a variety of functions.
Right clicking on Materials allows you to:

  • Add Category
  • Rebuild Thumbnails for all Materials
  • Restore Default Materials

Right clicking on a Category allows you to:

  • Add SubCategory
  • Delete Category
  • New Materials
  • Rebuild Thumbnails for all Category

If an luminance has been copied you will also be allowed to:

  • Paste Materials

Right clicking on a Luminance allows you to:

  • Copy Materials Here – adds a copy of the selected luminance to the bottom of the current category.
  • Delete Materials
  • Rename Materials
  • Copy Materials – Copies the luminance so it can be pasted elsewhere.
  • Add Light – Adds a light to the selected Materials.
  • Rebuild Thumbnail for Materials

 

The toolbar on the Left side of the editor allows you to specify the elements of the preview.

You can navigate within the preview window using the center mouse button.