Help With Meterials

[fulin09]

hi i need help with the material editor window.it doesnt show the bitmap until i render them.so its hard to choose from the materials.i need to test them one by one.before i can see what they look like i need to apply the material to the object and render it.i tried reinstaling the 3dsmax but its stil the same.pls help...tnx

[ipdesigner]

*you can do two things:1. click the object and go to View and click 'shade selected' and dnt forget to click the 'show map in viewport' in the Material Editor. 2. go to 'Configure' and click the 'default lighting - 2 lights', this will activate on each viewport:)

[fulin09]

tnx that works too but i wanted to see the maps in the map browser while i choose,not pick them one by one to see them in the viewport.how can i do that?:)thanks

[notamondayfan]

what renderer u using, with which types of materials?

[John Dollus]

In the render dialog box at the bottom you will see the assign renderer section. Expand that and deactivate the lock between the material editor and the framebuffer.