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You can specify the material preview scene to be used for each material by opening the MaxwellLayeredMaterial PPG and unchecking "Use global scene". Then choose the preview scene to use for this material. The list is populated from the Next Limit/Maxwell 2/preview install folder. For info on how to create your own preview scenes, see the Maxwell material editor page (Material Preview section).
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Referenced material PPG
- New: Will open up MXED, Maxwell Renders standalone material editor, where you can create a new material. The first dialog box that appears asks you where you want to save the new MXM file. After you choose a location and name, MXED will open. Once you are done editing the material in MXED, click the Save & Close button to save the material to the location you specified and close MXED.
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- Library: Opens MXEDs library browser that lets you browse your collection of MXM files. The browser shows thumbnails of the MXM files for easier selection. Please the MXED page for more details. The Library window has two tabs: Local and Web. The Local tab is for browsing MXM files on your local computer, the Web tab allows you to browse and download materials directly from the online MXM gallery which has over 4000 user submitted materials.
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