Is there any possibility to search material name in Material window ? or Is there any plug for material organizing can be recommended ? It should be easy find material we would like to reuse to other objects than need to copy from one object and paste to another. At this moment I use text display…

It’s now possible to search for a material by name with this free SketchUp plugin: Material Browser . In bonus, you can import a material from Texture Haven in one click. Here’s a screenshot of this plugin: [sketchup-material-browser-plugin-screenshot-two]

I would like to see see such feature integrated into the software, too!

Cool ! Thank you very much Samuel ! Your plugin is very useful. [Material Browser]

Hi Samuel! Here to report that there might be a small issue with your fantastic plugin: if the material name includes the character “-”, the search engine fails to find the material. I noticed because I have a library of NCS materials which typically are spelled like NCS 2070-Y80R (so there’s the “…

Hi Filippo! Thanks for reporting this issue, I take note.

Next version of Material Browser plugin will support Poly Haven’s PBR textures, on SU 2025: [SketchUp Material Browser Plugin - Poly Haven PBR Texture Preview] EDIT: Now, it’s available. See 701 photoreal materials from Poly Haven, right from SketchUp!

Material Window : Can we search for material by name?

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SamuelTS August 16, 2025, 10:31pm 7

Next version of Material Browser plugin will support Poly Haven’s PBR textures, on SU 2025:

EDIT:

Now, it’s available. See 701 photoreal materials from Poly Haven, right from SketchUp!

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