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Exporting & Merging Material Libraries

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Toolbar

Menu

Orca3D > Weight/Cost > Export Material Library

Command

OrcaExportStockMaterialLibrary

Orca3D allows you to export your stock material library from your computer and merge it with a stock material library on another computer.

 

1.Start the command with the toolbar icon, menu selection or keyboard command.
2.A dialog will open allowing you to give the library a name and select a location to save the file to.

 

 

 

Your library is now saved as an .XML file in the location specified.  This file can now be sent to another computer to be merged with another material library.

 

 

Toolbar

Menu

Orca3D > Weight/Cost > Merge Material Library

Command

OrcaMergeStockMaterialLibrary

 

1.Start the command with the toolbar icon, menu selection or keyboard command.
2.A dialog will open allowing you to select the exported material library file.

 

 

3.Click Open to merge the library with the current library.

 

The new library file will now include object properties from the original and merged library.