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first use of the tool on any component; if you choose to apply
the material only to the current object, that becomes the default
option, and you would need to enter S to apply the material to
the style the next time you use the tool on that component. In
other words, whichever option you choose becomes the default
for the next use of the tool.)
NOTE For non-style based objects, such as a roof, the material
definition (or the render material part of it in the case of an AutoCAD
object) is applied to the object as soon as you click. You are not
prompted about applying the material to the style, and you do not
have to press ENTER.
Creating Custom Material Tools
In addition to using the standard Material tool on the Design tools palette,
or the material-specific tools on the Materials tools palette in the Visualization
tool palette group, you can create your own material tools in a number of
ways, as explained in the following topics.
Creating a Material Tool from a Material Definition in Style
Manager
You can create a new material tool from a material definition in Style Manager.
NOTE You can create a material tool from Style Manager only if the drawing
containing the material definition has been previously saved.
1 Create a material definition as described in Creating and Editing
Material Definitions on page 905
2 Make the tool palette active on which you want to place the new
material tool.
3 Click Manage tab ➤ Style & Display panel ➤ Style Manager .
4 Expand Multi-Purpose Objects, and expand Material Definitions.
5 Select the material definition that you have created, and drag it
from Style Manager to the active tool palette.
6 Close Style Manager.
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