> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.vectary.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.vectary.com/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures.md). # Materials and Textures Easily create stunning photorealistic materials ## Overview Vectary provides a flexible and intuitive workflow for managing materials. Users can create custom materials by adjusting key parameters such as metalness, roughness, refraction, and emission, among many others. Additionally, textures from external sources can be imported to achieve highly detailed and realistic surface effects. A built-in material library offers a collection of ready-to-use materials, while also allowing users to store and reuse their custom materials for streamlined project management — [Materials library](/documentation/design-process/libraries/materials-library.md)

## Sections


Basic materials	Core material properties such as color, roughness, metalness, opacity, emission, and normal maps	SCR-20250202-rfqm.jpeg	Basic materials
Advanced materials	Additional properties like subsurface scattering, refraction, clearcoat, thinfilm for more complex material effects	SCR-20250202-rfjq.jpeg	Advanced materials
Baked textures	Precomputed ambient occlusion (AO) and lightmap (LM) textures to optimize rendering performance while preserving detailed lighting and shading.	SCR-20250202-rhge.png	Baked textures
Importing own textures	Importing custom textures, including settings for texture projection and mapping adjustments.	SCR-20250202-rhzy.png	Importing own textures

## Settings {% embed url="" %} To access material settings, select an object. Once selected, the right panel will display the object's material list and material properties. #### Material settings overview {% tabs %} {% tab title="Projection" %} **Texture Projection** – adjusts how a texture is mapped onto an object. \ Learn more here: [Importing own textures](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/importing-own-textures.md#texture-projection)

{% endtab %} {% tab title="List" %} **Material list** – each object can have multiple materials. A material is a collection of configured properties and textures — [#managing-materials](#managing-materials "mention")

{% endtab %} {% tab title="Library" %} **Material Library** – icon library icon

next to the material name opens the material library — [Materials library](/documentation/design-process/libraries/materials-library.md)

{% endtab %} {% tab title="Basic" %} **Basic properties** — core material properties such as color, roughness, metalness, opacity, emission, and normal maps — [Basic materials](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/basic-materials.md)

{% endtab %} {% tab title="Advanced" %} **Advanced options** — additional properties like subsurface scattering, refraction, clearcoat, thinfilm for more complex material effects — [Advanced materials](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/advanced-materials.md)

{% endtab %} {% tab title="Baked" %} **Baked textures** — precomputed ambient occlusion (AO) and lightmap (LM) textures to optimize rendering performance while preserving detailed lighting and shading — [Baked textures](/documentation/design-process/materials-and-textures/baked-textures.md)

{% endtab %} {% tab title="Transformation" %} **Texture transformation —** these settings apply transformations to all textures within a material. Similar settings are available in the texture settings for each property. * Tiling - controls the repetition of a texture across a surface. Increasing the tiling value results in more repetitions within the same area. * Offset - adjusts the position of a texture along the surface, shifting it horizontally or vertically. * Rotation - rotates the texture around its axis, altering its orientation on the surface.

{% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ## Managing materials Each object can have multiple materials, each defining its own set of properties and textures. Materials can be freely added, removed, duplicated, and adjusted, allowing for comprehensive control and customization throughout the project. ### **How to add a material** To add a new material, select an object and click the **plus** icon in the material list on the right panel. This allows multiple materials with different settings to be assigned to a single object.

### **How to duplicate a material** To duplicate an existing material, select an object and click the **duplicate** icon next to the material name in the material list on the right panel.

### How to copy a material from another object To copy a material from another object, select an object and click the **eyedropper** icon in the material list on the right panel. The cursor will change to a **crosshair**, indicating that you need to click on an object in the scene to copy its material. Clicking on the object will apply the selected material to the current object.

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