{"id":288,"date":"2008-11-27T01:05:17","date_gmt":"2008-11-27T01:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/?p=288"},"modified":"2013-04-15T09:24:16","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T09:24:16","slug":"how-to-create-materials-3ds-maxrials-in-3ds-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/index.php\/2008\/11\/27\/how-to-create-materials-3ds-maxrials-in-3ds-max.htm","title":{"rendered":"How to create more than 6 materials in 3ds Max"},"content":{"rendered":"

[ 3ds max tutorial<\/a> ] – If the Material Editor <\/strong>appears limited and you do not know how to create other materials, read this post … it takes just 5 minutes, but everything be more clear! (-:<\/p>\n

If you open the material editor<\/strong> (shortcut = M) you’ll see just 6 slots to create materials. Of course you can create more than 6!<\/p>\n

At first, click the right button on the slot, then select a different option like “5×3<\/strong>” and “6X4<\/strong>“: try to select them. The available slots will be 15 or 24, depending on your choice.<\/p>\n

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But.. Is 24 the maximum number of materials you can have? Certainly not.<\/p>\n

I admit that the system is not very intuitive! In fact the material editor is a limited space to create, refine and assign materials, and there’s no limit to do that! Let’s take a simple test.<\/p>\n

Building a box \/ create a “stupid” material \/ Assign material<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Now, click the “X<\/strong>” (reset map to default setting): A window will appear with 2 choices!<\/p>\n

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1) if we choose the 1st option<\/strong>:<\/p>\n