Quote - > Quote - > Quote - I would like to be able to save a material file to the material library without having to open the material room. After all, the add button is in the library, not the material room, so why not.

Because outside the material room there is nothing to identify which material you're talking about. There is "current figure", "current actor", "current camera", but no "current material". That only exists when in the material room. That's the whole reason.

In this vain in P9 have an extra setting part of the toothpick-prefs---turn on and off extensions by library. IE: I am in the material lib and if it is an mc6 I don't need to go to the materail room to apply. But if it is an mt5 I do. So instead of seeing an icon with the word "BB's water" under it I might see "BB's water.mt5" if I turn that function on for the material lib. It would make life a lot easier knowning how it should-where it can be applied.

 

No sure I would want to - need to see the extension in the other libs.

 

If you turn on the toothpick option to show the details panel, when you select something it shows you the full path and type.

Also, you can always drag a mt5 or mc6 into the preview window.

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