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This page provides information about the Material Library.


## **Overview**

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The Enscape **Material Library** comes with a selection of pre-made PBR materials that you can import in to the Enscape Material Editor and then use as they are or you can choose to edit them further to create rich materials for your projects.

Once materials are imported into the Material Editor, they will then also be available to assign to surfaces from within the CAD you are using Enscape with.

The **Material Library** can be accessed in one of two ways, and it’s worth noting that Enscape does not need to be open and running to gain access to either the Enscape **Material Library** or Enscape Material Editor when using an Enscape Fixed Seat License. Although, a free seat must be available if you are using an Enscape Floating License.



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## **Offline Material Download Link**

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Pressing the ‘gear’ icon at the bottom left of the dialog therefore allows you this option to easily share projects by changing the location that textures are imported and stored to whilst also providing a warning dialog about modifying already imported textures that reside on the storage path, as well as a warning about relocating them to another location. This feature can allow you to store materials on a shared network drive for example.

Click on the Folder / Path link to change the storage location of imported textures, once you have selected your storage path, hit Save to close the Imported Texture Path dialog.


## **Working with the Material Library**

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## **Replace Materials in CAD**

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Current materials in the CAD model, can be replaced with ready to use materials from the library. This can be performed from the material editor.