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This page provides information about the Materials tab in Chaos Vantage.

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Overview
The materials tab offers a list of all materials in the scene. This includes materials imported with .vrscene file.
 
 


Scene sub-state
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Scene sub-state – A dropdown list of all scene material assignments sub-states.
Create (Vantage_CCtab_CreateSubState.pngImage Modified) – Creates a new scene material assignments sub-state.
Update (Vantage_CCtab_UpdateSubState.pngImage Modified) – Updates a scene material assignments sub-state.
Delete (Vantage_CCtab_DeleteSubState.pngImage Modified) – Deletes a scene material assignments sub-state. Double-click to delete.
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 Note that the default scene sub-state cannot be updated or deleted.
 
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Clay mode
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Clay mode – When enabled, overrides all scene materials with a simple grey(default) material.
Clay color – Specifies the color for the override material.
Use reflection – When enabled, the original material's reflection setup is used instead of overriding it.
Use refraction – When enabled, the original material's refraction setup is used instead of overriding it.
Use bump – When enabled, the original material's bump setup is used instead of overriding it.
Use opacity – When enabled, the original material's opacity setup is used instead of overriding it.
Use self illumination – When enabled, the original material's self illumination setup is used instead of overriding it.
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Material lister
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Assigns a material from the list to the selected objects in the scene. Available only when a material is selected.
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Selects all scene objects based on the material that has been selected in the list. Available only when a material is selected.
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Selects the material of the selected object in the scene. Available only when an object is selected.
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Opens the Preview scene settings dialog.
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Filters the material list and shows only those materials that contain the input string.
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Clears the filter string.
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Filter menu that enables the listing of materials based on type e.g. Generic, 2 Sided, Multi material, etc.
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Controls the amount of columns in the materials list:
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Sorts the material list:
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A context menu is available when right-clicking a material thumbnail:
Select objects with this material – Selects all scene objects based on the material that has been selected in the list. ()
Assign this material to the selection – Assigns a material from the list to the selected objects in the scene.()
Assign this material to the selection and its children – Assigns a material from the list to the selected objects and their children in the hierarchy in the scene.
Delete unused Cosmos material assets – Deletes any currently unused imported Cosmos material assets. This frees up GPU memory.
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Materials can also be assigned to objects by drag-and-drop. There are also modifier key combinations with drag-and-drop with the following functionality:
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  • Alt+drag-and-drop replaces material on all object with same material.
  • Ctrl+drag-and-drop assigns material to objects and its children.
 
 


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The Preview scene settings dialog contains options to customize how the material thumbnails are rendered. 

Load vrscene – Loads a custom vrscene file for the material preview scene.
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The material preview scene has the following requirements in order to be loaded properly:
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  • scene must contain at least 1 object with '__thumbnail_target' user attribute
  • scene objects(nodes) that will be listed in the Preview mesh dropdown must have a '__thumbnail_target' user attribute set. Different objects must have incremental values e.g __thumbnail_target=1, __thumbnail_target=2

Features of the loaded material preview scene:
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  • scene lights will be listed and their color, intensity and enable/disable properties can be modified
  • scene cameras will be listed in the Preview camera dropdown list
  • objects that have a '__thumbnail_target' user attribute set will be listed in the Preview mesh dropdown
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 Sample preview scene with a background, 2 cameras, studio light setup, a sphere and a teapot can be downloaded using the download button.
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Please note that the loaded scene will replace the current preview scene. If there are no lights and/or an environment texture or color set then the preview thumbnail will render black. 
 

Samples – Specifies the samples per pixel for refining the material thumbnail. Low values speed up thumbnail generation at the cost of quality.
Preview mesh – Specifies the mesh to be used in the material thumbnail:
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Preview camera – Specifies the render camera for the material thumbnails:
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Environment mode – Specifies the mode which will be used for scene lighting.
Texture – Enables the use of an environment texture for lighting. When this option is selected, Load environment and Rotation parameters appear. 
Solid Color – Enables the use of a solid color for lighting. When this option is selected, Environment Color parameter appears.
Load environment – Loads an image for Environment. This option is available only when Environment mode is set to Texture.
Flip horizontally – Flips the environment image horizontally. This option is available only when Environment mode is set to Texture.
Rotation – Specifies a rotation angle in degrees for the Environment texture. This option is available only when Environment mode is set to Texture.
Intensity – Specifies the intensity of the Environment lighting.
Rim Light – Enables/disables and controls the intensity and color of the rim light in the default preview scene.
Fill Light – Enables/disables and controls the intensity and color of the fill light in the default preview scene.
Front Light – Enables/disables and controls the intensity and color of the front light in the default preview scene.
Internal Lights – Enables/disables and controls the intensity and color of the internal light in the default preview scene. Useful for previewing two sided materials.
Close – Closes the Preview scene settings dialog.
 
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