# Merge Identical

### <img src="/files/31XrzVn4Og1bNELFmKc4" alt="" data-size="line"> Merge Identical

The RenderMergeIdenticalMaterials command finds materials with the same settings in the model, keeps one of them, and deletes the rest. Material assignments will update accordingly.

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#### Command-line options

-SameNameOnly (Yes/No): Set yes to only merge identical materials with the same name.

For more information, please refer to the [Rhino documentation](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/commands/rendermergeidenticalmaterials.htm?Highlight=merge%20identical%20materials).


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