Custom Materials

Creating a Custom Material

1. In the Content Browser, right‑click and choose Create New → Material.
2. In the material blueprint editor, add nodes and connect them to the output.
3. Use the preview window to check the material result.
4. Click Save to generate both the .zmtl material file and its .zbpt blueprint file.
5. In the scene, select a Mesh object, then drag the .zmtl file from the Content Browser onto the material field in the Inspector to apply the material.

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Creating a Material Instance

In the Content Browser, right‑click a material and choose Create Material Instance to create a new instance from it.
Material instances share the same blueprint (if the base material is blueprint‑based) but can use different uniform parameter values.

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Editing Custom Materials

Double‑click a .zmtl file in the Content Browser to edit that material:

• If it is a blueprint material, the blueprint editor will open.
• If it is a non‑blueprint material (for example, an instance created from a built‑in material under the @builtins directory), you can only edit its material properties, not the underlying blueprint.