GLOSSARY

Hot

White triangles around the sample slots show that the materials in those slots are hot. A hot material is one that is instanced in both the sample slot and the scene. As a result, any changes you make to a hot material are changed in the scene at the same time.

When you change hot materials, you alter every place in the scene where that material is assigned. In the Material Editor, the only time you need to select an object is when you’re assigning a material to an object. When you’re adjusting a material, object selection doesn’t matter.