Material Editor

This page provides information about the Material Editor in Enscape Envision.

Overview

The Material Editor appears in the Details tab when you perform any of the following actions:

• Select a material in the viewport using the Select material ( ) tool;
• Select a material in the Materials bottom tab and then click .

The Material Editor provides detailed information about the selected material, including its name, type, preview and properties. It enables a range of actions, such as duplicating the chosen material, applying it to selected objects in the viewport or selecting all geometries that use the material. Additionally, the Material Editor allows for editing material properties, including switching material type, changing colors, assigning textures, and adjusting parameters. It also offers the ability to add various effects, such as a varnished finish, vegetation, strands, and more.

The Material Editor has two modes: Easy and Advanced.

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Material Types

Materials are categorized into different groups based on specific criteria.

Editable vs Non-editable

Materials are classified as editable or non-editable, depending on whether their properties can be modified. Editable materials allow adjustments to their properties, while non-editable materials cannot be modified but can be replaced with other materials from the scene or from the Asset library.

Enscape vs Native Envision materials

Imported Enscape materials carry an Enscape tag that indicates they come from an Enscape project. These materials expose essential properties for modification and appear as Generic Enscape material. Converting them to native Envision materials unlocks additional controls. Native Envision materials offer more controls for finer adjustments.

See the Enscape Generic Material page for more information.

Standard vs Mix vs Water

Native Envision materials are also categorized as standard, water or mix, based on their properties. Standard materials include essential controls for color, reflection, refraction, and bumps, along with advanced enhancements for achieving complex appearances. Mix materials combine base and top materials, allowing for material blending to create a specific appearance, such as car paint, for example. Water materials include properties for simulating water surface.

See the Standard Material, Water Material and Mix Material pages for more information.

Actions with Picked Materials

The following parameters are available for all material types.

Working with Material Editor

The following actions can be performed either on Enscape generic, Standard, Water or Mix materials only.

Change a Color

To change any color of the material – diffuse, reflection, refraction, etc. – click on the respective Color slot. This opens the Color settings where you can specify the color from a color palette and apply it to this particular slot.

You can also apply a color to a material from the combined Color/Texture slot. Click the arrow of the slot and select Color. Then click again on the slot to pick a color.

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Add a Texture

To add a texture to a material, click on the Texture slot and load the desired texture.

Alternatively, click on the small arrow of the combined Color/Texture slot () to display options for adding color or texture. Select Texture and load the desired image.

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Replace/Remove Texture

Right-click on any Texture slot () to display a menu with options for replacing and removing textures.

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Add an Effect

Effects are available only for Standard materials. To add an effect, click the respective effect button and enable it from the toggle switch in the popup.

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See also:

• Materials Tab
• Standard Material
• Mix Material
• Water Material
• Textures
• Enscape Generic Material
• Material Workflows
• Cosmos Asset Library
• Details Tab