These commands are used to work with materials and textures.
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CONVERTOLDMATERIALS

Converts older materials to use the current materials format.
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Materials that were created in a previous materials format are updated to the current materials format.
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The conversion may not be correct in all cases. You may need to adjust material mapping, for example.
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MATBROWSERCLOSE
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Closes the Materials Browser.
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You can reopen the Materials Browser with MATBROWSEROPEN.
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MATBROWSEROPEN

Opens the Materials Browser.
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​ MATEDITORCLOSE

Closes the Materials Editor.
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​ MATEDITOROPEN

Opens the Materials Editor.
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​ MATERIALASSIGN

Assigns the material defined in the CMATERIAL system variable to the objects you select.
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The materials specified in CMATERIAL can be BYLAYER, BYBLOCK or a specific material.
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The following prompts are displayed.
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Select objects
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Select one or more objects.
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Undo
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Removes a material assignment.
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MATERIALATTACH

Associates materials with layers.
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The Material Attachment Options dialog box is displayed.
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​ MATERIALMAP

Adjusts how a texture is mapped to a face or an object.
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Adjust how a texture wraps around different shapes by changing the alignment, or mapping. You can specify a mapping shape that is similar to the shape that uses the texture and then use the texture mapping gizmo to alter the alignment manually.
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The following prompts are displayed.
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Box
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Used to wrap around squared-off, boxy shapes.
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Planar
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Aligns the texture to a single plane with no wrapping.
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Cylindrical
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Aligns the texture to a cylinder shape.
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Spherical
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Aligns the texture to a globe shape.
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Move
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Displays the Move gizmo to move the map.
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Rotate
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Displays the Rotate gizmo to rotate the map.
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Switch Mapping Mode
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Redisplays the main Command prompt, where you can choose a different map type.
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Copy Mapping To
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Applies mapping from the object or face to the selected objects.
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This duplicates a texture map along with any adjustments to other objects.
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Reset Mapping
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Resets the UV coordinates to the default for the map.
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Use this option to reverse the effects of all previous adjustments made with the mapping gizmo to the position and orientation of the map.
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​ MATERIALS

Opens the Materials Browser.
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The Materials Browser allows you to navigate and manage your materials. You can organize, sort, search, and select materials for use in your drawing.
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MATERIALSCLOSE

Closes the Materials Browser.
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You can reopen the Materials Browser with MATBROWSEROPEN.
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MIGRATEMATERIALS

Finds any legacy materials in Tool Palettes and converts them to generic type.
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The legacy materials in your tool palettes can be converted to generic type materials. All converted materials are added to the library in the Materials Browser.
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​ TOOLPALETTES

Use tool palettes to organize blocks, hatches, and custom tools in a tabbed window. Various options and settings are accessible from shortcut menus that display when you right-click different areas of the Tool Palettes window.
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Tool palettes can be used only in the version of the product in which they were created. However, custom tool palettes that were created in an earlier release can be migrated forward with the Migrate Custom Settings dialog box, or they can be imported individually with the Customize dialog box.
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The following options are displayed by right-clicking the palette, a tool, the title bar, or a tab.
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Add Text
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Inserts a text entry box at the cursor location, where you can add a label that helps organize palette contents.
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Add Separator
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Adds a tool palette separator line at the location of the cursor.
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All Palettes
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Displays all tool palette tabs in the palette window.
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Allow Docking
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Toggles the ability to dock or anchor palette windows. A docked window adheres to the side of the application window and causes the drawing area to be resized. Selecting this option also makes Anchor Right and Anchor Left available. Clear this option to undock a docked tool palette.
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Anchor Left/ Anchor Right
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Attaches the palette to an anchor tab base at the left or right side of the drawing area. An anchored palette rolls open and closed as the cursor moves across it. When an anchored palette is open, its content overlaps the drawing area. An anchored palette cannot be set to stay open.
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Auto-hide
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A setting that causes a floating window to roll open and closed as the cursor moves across it. When this option is cleared, the full tool palette stays open continuously.
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Close
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Closes the tool palette window.
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Copy
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Copies the selected tool to the Clipboard.
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Customize Commands
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Displays the Customize User Interface Dialog Box.
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Customize Palettes
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Displays the Customize dialog box.
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Cut
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Removes the selected tool from the tool palette and places it on the Clipboard.
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Delete
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Removes the selected tool from the tool palette.
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Delete Palette
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Removes the current palette.
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Move
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Changes the cursor to a four-direction arrow.
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Move Up
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Moves the selected tool palette up one position.
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Move Down
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Moves the selected tool palette down one position.
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New Palette
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Creates a new palette. Enter a name or press Enter to use the default name.
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Paste
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Pastes a tool from the Clipboard to the current tab.
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Properties
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Displays the Tool Properties dialog box, where you can change the properties of the selected tool.
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Rename
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Renames the selected tool.
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Rename Palette
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Renames the current palette.
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Size
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Changes the cursor to a four-direction arrow.
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Sort By
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Specifies whether palette contents are sorted by name or by type.
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Specify Image
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Displays the Select Image File dialog box, in which you can choose the image to be used for a tool.
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Transparency
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Displays the Transparency dialog box.
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Update Tool Image
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Updates the image in the palette if the image has been modified.
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View Options
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Displays the View Options dialog box, where you can control how tools are displayed.
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