When making changes to a Material network, it is useful to see immediate feedback from each change in realtime. How to use commenting, reroutes, and other strategies to organize Material Graphs and keep them easy to read and edit. Rename the Material and then double-click the thumbnail to open the Material Editor. You can also right-click anywhere in the background of the Content Browser and select Material from the context menu.Ī Material is created in the Content Browser. There are two ways to create a new Material asset:Ĭlick the Add (+) button on the left side of the Content Browser and select Material from the list. By combining these nodes in unique ways you can define an endless array of physical surfaces. Material Expressions and Functions are the building blocks of Unreal Materials, with each one performing a specific action in the Material graph. The bulk of the Material creation process occurs during steps three and four, and this is where you perform most of the work that goes into defining a specific type of surface and adding your creative touches.
Place Material Expressions and Functions in the Material Graph.Ĭonnect Material Expressions to inputs on the Main Material Node to define the Material's attributes.Īpply the Material to objects in the Level.
As shown above, these are the steps to create a simple Material:Ĭreate a new Material asset in the Content Browser.
