Any way to merge xref material only so I can tweak shaders ?

[stevesideas]

This is a pain if I can't. I'll have to import the original mesh...copy the multi-mat to a slot then apply to the xref. Surely there must be an easier way !

[Richard7666]

Did you make sure "merge materials" was ticked in the Xref dialogue when you imported?

If not, you should just be able to select the Xref in the Xref manager dialogue, then in the list of all the objects and naterials it contains, select the materials and hit "merge to scene" I think.

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[stevesideas]

I'll double check the merge materials option. That sounds like it could be the answer. I guess I may need to re-import everything with this button checked. Thanks