[jvanmetre]

JD-

For some reason I get the "old" style (MW 1.8x) material editor window when I use the Maxwell drop down menu above the command line...
when I click on an mxm I get the new style material editor. BTW...the 1.8x window is dead.

Question...is the only way to access preferences such as specifying where the mxm gallery downloads will locate on a download, only found in the material
editor "preferences" menu under the "file" heading?

jvm

[jvanmetre]

Further elaboration... this is a bit confusing but maybe there is a reason for it...when double clicking on an mxm in database manager a new style material editor dialog box opens...when clicking on an mxm in scene manager an old style material editor dialog box opens.

jvm

[JDHill]

What you are referring to as 'new' is mxed.exe - what you are referring to as 'old' is the plugin's material editor. The database manager shows mxm files on your disk, so double-clicking on them opens them up in mxed.exe; conversely, the plugin's material editor edits materials which are not on your disk, but only in memory in the current Rhino document.

Now, as far as 'dead', I am not sure what you mean; can you edit materials in the scene (i.e. in Scene Manager > Materials) with the plugin's material editor? Or, are you saying you can get them to show up in it (by clicking them in Scene Manager > Materials), but that the user-interface is somehow dead? If so, what OS are you running on?

[jvanmetre]

Simple reason for the plugin material editor reported as being dead...no materials in scene! Once a material is in the scene it works. I understand the distinction
between scene material editor and opening the mxed.exe -- it's actually more clear...getting used to a slightly different interface

Now, if I can only figure out why I can't download from the gallery in rhino.

jvm