Shader editor - new material button is not consistent with material editor in Properties tab #58995

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Wayne Johnson · 2018-12-08T03:43:50+01:00

Wayne Johnson commented

2018-12-08 03:43:50 +01:00

Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 35), branch: blender2.8, commit date: 2018-12-03 23:39, hash: 1b6a394d86, type: Release
build date: 2018-12-04, 01:09:28
platform: Darwin

Worked: (optional) : I think this has been present since 2.8

The 'new material' button in Properties panel makes a .001 material from the current material, which is great, but the same button (same icon, at least) in the Shader Editor instead makes a brand new principled material, which is...fine, I guess, but not as nice as making a .001 material!

I will often copy a material from one object to another and then only change the texture, so the .001 version of events is much better for me.
Could we make the Shader Editor button do this too, as I'm supposing that's what it should be doing anyway?

Thanks
Wayne

Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 35), branch: blender2.8, commit date: 2018-12-03 23:39, hash: 1b6a394d862, type: Release build date: 2018-12-04, 01:09:28 platform: Darwin Worked: (optional) : I think this has been present since 2.8 The 'new material' button in Properties panel makes a .001 material from the current material, which is great, but the same button (same icon, at least) in the Shader Editor instead makes a brand new principled material, which is...fine, I guess, but not as nice as making a .001 material! I will often copy a material from one object to another and then only change the texture, so the .001 version of events is much better for me. Could we make the Shader Editor button do this too, as I'm supposing that's what it should be doing anyway? Thanks Wayne

Wayne Johnson commented

2018-12-08 03:43:50 +01:00

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