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Locate Material Tool

The Locate Material tool allows you to analyze the scene and identify on which geometries the materials are applied and on which geometries they are missing.

This section contains the following topics:

Understanding the Locate Material Tool
With the Locate Material tool you can quickly distinguish which material is applied on which geometry and which geometries do not have any material applied.
Using the Locate Material Tool
The following page helps you use the different options of the Locate Material tool.
Applying a Visualization Color to a Material
The following procedure helps you apply a visualization color to a material in order to quickly find the material in the 3D view. Thus, when you use the locate material tool, the geometries on which the material is applied are hightlighted in 3D view with the chosen color.
Defining the Visualization Options
The following procedure helps you adjust the visualization options of Locate Material tool.

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