Shared Material Sets

Material Sets play a crucial role in Foxel, as each project has its own unique Material Set that is used by all contained assets, objects, and voxels/pixels/texels. Every time you create a new project, you will be prompted to select which Material Set to use. To reuse Material Sets, you can utilize shared Material Sets.

Managing Material Sets

Material Sets are managed through the Material Sets Tab of the Materials Panel.

🔺 Figure 1 Material Sets Tab.

File Location

The default Material Set is located at:
Documents\Foxel\default.fxlmat

The project Material Set is located at:
Projects\ProjectName\project.fxlmat

All other custom Material Sets are stored in the following directory:
Documents\Foxel\Shared\MaterialSets

File Format

Material Sets are saved in a proprietary file format with the file extension .fxlmat, containing the necessary properties and configurations for materials.

Reusing Material Sets

To reuse the materials of the currently open project, simply duplicate Project. This will create a copy of the Material Set associated with the project and store it in the shared directory. To do this:

1. Navigate to the Material Sets Tab.
2. Select Project.
3. Right-click and choose Duplicate from the context menu.

Importing Material Sets

You can import files as a new Material Set or add the imported materials to the Material Set of the currently open project.

Steps to Import as a New Material Set:

1. Navigate to the Material Sets Tab.
2. Click on the Import button.
3. Select the files you want to import and click Open.

Steps to Import to the Project Material Set

1. Navigate to the Materials Tab.
2. Open the Material Editor by double-clicking a material.
3. Click on the Import button.
4. Select the file you want to import and click Open.

Supported File Formats for Import

You can import the following file formats:

File Format	File Extension	Info
Foxel Material Set	.fxlmat	The proprietary file format for Foxel Material Sets.
Foxel Asset	.fxl	Each Foxel asset stores the Material Set it uses.

Exporting Material Sets

To export Material Sets, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Material Sets Tab.
2. Select the Material Sets you want to export.
3. Right-click on your selection.
4. Choose Export from the context menu.

• If you are exporting a single file, you will be prompted to enter a file name.
• If you are exporting multiple files, you will be prompted to select a destination folder. In this case, the default file type .fxlmat will be used for exporting.

Supported File Formats for Export

File Format	File Extension	Info
Foxel Material Set	.fxlmat	The proprietary file format for Foxel Material Sets.