Cinema 4D Program Documentation Reference Cinema 4D Basic Features Material Manager
Function available in CINEMA 4D Prime, Visualize, Broadcast, Studio & BodyPaint 3D

View Menu

Layers in Single Line

At left Material List enabled; at right disabled.

If many layer tabs are used, space for displaying materials can get tight. Enabling the Material List option will let you scroll through your list of materials.

You can choose to display the material icons as a vertical list. To revert to the original display mode, in the Material Manager, choose View / Material.

Material
Material list
Layer Manager (compact)
Layer Manager (expanded/compact)
Layer Manager (expanded)
Layer Manager (active texture)

Mini Icons
Small Icons
Medium Icons
Large Icons

See Material Manager BodyPaint 3D.

Mini Icons
Small Icons
Medium Icons
Large Icons

Choose one of these settings to determine the size of the material previews (the default is Small).