Attaching the Material by Layer

Materials can be attached to objects by selecting them or they can be attached by association with the object's colour or layer. In most cases, if your drawing is correctly layered, attaching materials by layer is the most sensible option. In the case of the example used here, the ground plane is on a layer called "GROUND". Since the new material is called MOWN GRASS, all we need to do is attach the MOWN GRASS material to the GROUND layer.

Go to the Materials dialogue box if you don't already have it open and click the By Layer… button at the bottom of the right hand column. The next thing you will see is the Attach by Layer dialogue box, shown below.

Simply select the material you want to attach from the list on the left, select the layer you want to attach it to from the list on the right and then click the Attach-> button. When you have done this, the material name will appear adjacent to the layer name in the list on the right. Click the OK button to complete the process and return to the Materials dialogue box. Finally, click the OK button in the Materials dialogue box to return to the Command prompt.