https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/new-materials-transfering/m-p/63040#M31913 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>ok...this is a 10yrs situation which I decided to change.<BR /> Everytime I create a new material within an open AC file the way I transfer this to another file was by copying and pasting the actual object in which the material was applied to, to the new file.<BR /> The problem with this is that I have never managed to keep all my new craated materials together. The second problem is that a pasted from another file material carries its layer as well, which most of the times confuses the tidy! list of my layers in each project.<BR /> <BR /> I remember one time trying to keep a separate file in which to paste every single new material I create during time and from which to copy the preferred ones so to paste them in my projects. well it did not work either.<BR /> <BR /> I am very very sure that there is a much simplier way than this so please let me know of your way.<BR /> thanks in advance<BR /> constantine</T></DIV> Tue, 23 May 2023 15:11:31 GMT Anonymous 2023-05-23T15:11:31Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/new-materials-transfering/m-p/63040#M31913 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>ok...this is a 10yrs situation which I decided to change.<BR /> Everytime I create a new material within an open AC file the way I transfer this to another file was by copying and pasting the actual object in which the material was applied to, to the new file.<BR /> The problem with this is that I have never managed to keep all my new craated materials together. The second problem is that a pasted from another file material carries its layer as well, which most of the times confuses the tidy! list of my layers in each project.<BR /> <BR /> I remember one time trying to keep a separate file in which to paste every single new material I create during time and from which to copy the preferred ones so to paste them in my projects. well it did not work either.<BR /> <BR /> I am very very sure that there is a much simplier way than this so please let me know of your way.<BR /> thanks in advance<BR /> constantine</T></DIV> Tue, 23 May 2023 15:11:31 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/new-materials-transfering/m-p/63040#M31913 Anonymous 2023-05-23T15:11:31Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/new-materials-transfering/m-p/63041#M31914 Options &gt; Element Attributes &gt; Attribute Manager &gt; Materials tab. Open another file and Append to the existing. Although if your material has a texture, you'll need to have it loaded in the library of the host file too.<BR /> <BR /> Cheers,<BR /> Link. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:32:28 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/new-materials-transfering/m-p/63041#M31914 Link 2007-01-09T10:32:28Z