How to update tree creator materials

Unity Engine
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Hi everybody,

I want to create a tree with the Tree Creator Package embedded in Unity 3D, but I cannot figure out how I can update the materials.

For example: if I assign a material to the branches and I try to edit it (by choosing the material from the project panel) the material changes, but the tree does not and if I reassign the material to the tree and press ‘Recompute Tree’ the material is replaced with the non-modified version…
As I look inside the Mesh Renderer component, I can see that there is another, uneditable material called Optimized Bark Material and it remains the same whatever action I do (except for deleting my material).

Anybody has a solution to this?

Thanks in advance.

Jymmy097

EDIT: and I cannot also set my specular color: it seems that any changes I do, do nothing.

EDIT2: It’s strange: just some properties aren’t “refreshed” and one of these is the specular color… at least it seems as whenever I update the tree, whatever the specular color, the tree looks always the same specularity

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Dont update default materials, create your own material and then assign it. The scene view sometimes doesnt update instantly after editing the material.

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Hi,

I have written my custom material: tree bark creator is the shader.
The problem is that the specular color does nothing: in fact, if I change it, assign it to the tree (bark material) and then recompute the tree, the editing of that parameter is missing: it just internally reset it (because my material remains the same) and my scene shows a tree which seems like plastic because the specular color is too bright. I have also noticed that Unity creates a new material for me which is called optimized bark material, it is uneditable and the specular color is always the same…