Materials (UI)
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The Materials UI element enables end users to switch between different materials assigned to an object. It can be displayed as either a dropdown menu or a swatch selection.
To enable material switching, multiple materials must first be assigned to an object. When this object is set as the source for the Materials UI element, the element dynamically displays all available materials. Learn more about adding materials:
Material switching can also be configured using the .
Source — select the object whose materials will be controlled.
Style — choose the switcher style: Swatch or Dropdown.
The Swatch style allows custom thumbnails to be uploaded for each material.
Auto-hide — Hides the UI element when the object is hidden.
Include hidden objects — If enabled, material switching will also affect hidden objects.
Additional settings for Swatch style:
Display name — Show the selected material name and display it on hover over the thumbnail.
Alignment — Set thumbnail alignment.
Spacing — Define the spacing between thumbnails.
Swatch size — Set the thumbnail size.
W — Defines the width of the Materials element.
H — Defines the height of the Materials element.
Fixed — Sets a fixed size in pixels.
Fill — Adjusts the size based on the parent element (Floating UI or Container).
Padding — Sets vertical and horizontal padding within the element.
Corner radius — Defines the rounding radius for thumbnails (Swatch style) or the dropdown field (Dropdown style).
Thickness — Defines the stroke thickness for the thumbnails or dropdown field.
Default color — Sets the default stroke color (if disabled, the stroke will be transparent).
Hover color — Changes the stroke color on hover.
Active color — Defines the stroke color of the selected material thumbnail.