Could Bentley please set the Local Materials functionality back to the way XM handles them.
With V8i it assumes you want to make all materials local materials, and tries it's hardest to make you use them this way.
Every time I change anything in the Material Editor, it converts the material to a Local Material.
To change it back to a Library Material, I have to first "Copy to Library" then "Remove Local Copy". But when I try to "Remove Local Copy", it gives me the following message "Are you sure you would like to delete the selected local material[s]? Deleting a local material will also delete all assignments and attachments for the material." If I say yes, it deleted the assignment, which is not what I want. I have to close V8i and open the file in XM and then "Remove Local Copy" Most of the time this works, but if I use any of the Luxology features not compatible with XM, I lose them.
I have the variable MS_DEFAULT_TO_EXTERNAL_MATERIALS = 1 set in my ucf file, but it doesn't make any difference.
I'm getting a bit frustrated with this and my wintab troubles, making the whole Luxology rendering experience a bit of a letdown.
Don't get me wrong, Luxology is a great new feature. But my experience so far has been a bit of a struggle.
Regards
Michael Komnacki