Restoring Default Materials in Home Designer

The information in this article applies to:

QUESTION

I changed the materials on some of the objects in my plan and now I want to restore them back to their default materials. How can I do this?

ANSWER

Default materials can be restored to objects, including walls, by either opening the Specification dialog and making a single change on the Materials panel or by using the Material Painter tool in 3D camera views.

To reset objects to their default materials using the Specification dialog

1. Using the Select Objects  tool, click on an object you'd like to restore the default material to, then click the Open Object edit button.
   
   
   
2. On the Materials panel of the Specification dialog that opens, click on the name of the component that you would like to change, then click the Select Material button.
   
   
   
   
   
3. In the Select Materials dialog that displays next, check the Use default material box, then click OK.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Click OK to close the Specification dialog and apply the change.
   
   
   
5. Repeat these steps to restore the default material to other objects in the plan.
   

To reset objects to their default materials using the Material Painter

1. Select 3D> Create Camera View> Full Camera and create a 3D view looking at the object that you want to adjust.
   
   In Home Designer Pro, navigate to 3D> Create Perspective View> Full Camera  view instead.
   
   
   
2. Select 3D> Material Painter> Material Painter  to select the Material Painter  tool.
   
   
   
3. In the Select Materials dialog that displays, check the Use default material box, then click OK.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Click on the surface of an object in the 3D camera view that you want to return to its default material. The view will update and you will now see that the default material has been applied to the 3D object that you clicked on.