.. _stdlib_material_window:

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Properties window
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.. image:: material_inspector.jpg
    :width: 300
    :alt: material_inspector

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Shader
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    There is a list of predefined shaders in the engine.
    You can select one of them for your material.
    See :ref:`stdlib_builtin_shaders` for more information.

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Textures
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    You can add textures to your material.
    These can be color, normal map, roughness map, etc.
    See :ref:`stdlib_textures` for more information.

.. image:: texture_selection.jpg
    :width: 600
    :alt: texture_selection

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    You can set up texture properties in the texture inspector.


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Properties
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    Each shader has its own set of properties.
    Properties can be ``float``, ``float4``, or ``int``.
    See the documentation for each shader to get more information about its properties.

    Changing any material property will immediately update the material asset and apply changes to the render.

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Preview
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.. image:: material_inspector_preview.jpg
    :width: 300
    :alt: material_inspector_preview

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    Here you can see a material preview to understand what kind of textures this material uses.

    The material preview has several modes:
    * Sphere mesh
    * Cube mesh
    * Quad mesh
    * Plane mesh
    * Cylinder mesh


.. note::
    Currently, the material preview shows only unlit color.
    Shaded rendering will be added in future patches.