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Apply Materials to Objects and Faces
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To apply a material by layer

  1. On the command line enter MATERIALATTACH.
  2. In the Material Attachment Options dialog box, drag a material onto a layer.

    The material is applied to all objects on the layer whose Material property is set to BYLAYER. BYLAYER is the default for the Material property when you create an object.

 Dashboard: Materials panel, Attach by Layer