# Change material in blueprint viewport does not reflect on object immediately

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-material-in-blueprint-viewport-does-not-reflect-on-object-immediately/322973>\
**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** viewport-bugs, unreal-engine, UI, Blueprint, question\
**Created:** [June 25, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-material-in-blueprint-viewport-does-not-reflect-on-object-immediately/322973 "2015-06-25T07:39:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_12c704cc](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_12c704cc](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_12c704cc)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-material-in-blueprint-viewport-does-not-reflect-on-object-immediately/322973/1 "2015-06-25T07:39:28Z")

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UE4.8.1

As title.  
It will be updated when open viewport next time.

 ![47788-changematerial.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/9/8/0/98058a2bfb779cc5604d783b321ba6cbaf205a8f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Lovecraft\_K](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Lovecraft\_K](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Lovecraft_K)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-material-in-blueprint-viewport-does-not-reflect-on-object-immediately/322973/2 "2015-06-25T19:22:50Z")

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Hi rz1974 -

Thank you for your report. I was able to reproduce this internally and have placed a bug report, for reference UE-17722. As we investigate a solution to this issue, I will keep you informed here.

Thank You Again -

Eric Ketchum