#howto #unity
Extracting materials in Unity is a useful technique when you want to make unique variations of existing materials or modify materials without affecting other objects using the same material. Follow these steps to extract materials:
Select the GameObject with the material you want to extract in the Unity Editor.
Open the Inspector window.
Under the Renderer component, find the material slot.
Click on the material slot to select the material.
Right-click on the material name, and choose 'Extract Materials' from the context menu.
Unity will create a copy of the material, which you can now edit independently.
This allows you to modify the material without affecting other objects using the original material."