Layered Material

Use

The Basic Tab Page, when a Layered option is selected in the Shading field, is used to group materials together into a single layered material. You can then activate a layered material to appear in the scene.

Every time you select a material to be contained within a layer, a further layer option is added to the layered material.

Features

The Layered Material feature offers the following features:

Elements

Functional Description

Layer 1

The name of the currently selected material.

  • Material: Used to select the material that will appear in the scene.

  • Pick: Used to select a material to add to the layer.

  • Amount: Controls the amount, as a percentage, of the material that will display.

  • Enabled: Indicates that the layer is enabled.

  • Activate: Used to activate the layer. The activated layer is the only one that will be in use.

  • Delete: Used to delete the layer.

Layer 2

The name of the currently selected material.

  • Material: Used to select the material that will appear in the scene.

  • Pick: Used to select a material to add to the layer.

  • Amount: Controls the amount, as a percentage, of the material that will display.

  • Enabled: Indicates that the layer is enabled.

  • Activate: Used to activate the layer. The activated layer is the only one that will be in use.

  • Delete: Used to delete the layer.