diff --git a/scripts/system/create/assets/data/createAppTooltips.json b/scripts/system/create/assets/data/createAppTooltips.json
index c247bc7cae..8e53823cd8 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/assets/data/createAppTooltips.json
+++ b/scripts/system/create/assets/data/createAppTooltips.json
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
         "tooltip": "Affects the size of the spotlight beam; the higher the value, the larger the beam."
     },
     "materialURL": {
-        "tooltip": "The URL to an external JSON file or \"materialData\", \"materialData?<material name> to use Material Data."
+        "tooltip": "The URL to an external JSON file or \"materialData\". Append \"?<material name>\" to select a single material if multiple are defined."
     },
     "materialData": {
         "tooltip": "Can be used instead of a JSON file when material set to materialData."
diff --git a/scripts/system/create/edit.js b/scripts/system/create/edit.js
index 15fd513ec2..e01e761cb4 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/create/edit.js
@@ -736,6 +736,9 @@ var toolBar = (function () {
     function handleNewMaterialDialogResult(result) {
         if (result) {
             var materialURL = result.textInput;
+            if (materialURL === "") {
+                materialURL = "materialData";
+            }
             //var materialMappingMode;
             //switch (result.comboBox) {
             //    case MATERIAL_MODE_PROJECTED:
diff --git a/scripts/system/create/qml/NewMaterialDialog.qml b/scripts/system/create/qml/NewMaterialDialog.qml
index 1631632fb4..3cc619e176 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/qml/NewMaterialDialog.qml
+++ b/scripts/system/create/qml/NewMaterialDialog.qml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //
 //  Created by Sam Gondelman on 1/17/18
 //  Copyright 2018 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//  Copyright 2020 Vircadia contributors
 //
 //  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
         Text {
             id: text1
-            text: qsTr("Material URL")
+            text: qsTr("Material URL (Optional)")
             color: "#ffffff"
             font.pixelSize: 12
         }
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
                     Button {
                         id: button1
-                        text: qsTr("Add")
+                        text: qsTr("Create")
                         z: -1
                         onClicked: {
                             newMaterialDialog.sendToScript({
diff --git a/scripts/system/create/qml/NewModelDialog.qml b/scripts/system/create/qml/NewModelDialog.qml
index 741902fa7f..dd4ef3c8ad 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/qml/NewModelDialog.qml
+++ b/scripts/system/create/qml/NewModelDialog.qml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //
 //  Created by Seth Alves on 2017-2-10
 //  Copyright 2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//  Copyright 2020 Vircadia contributors
 //
 //  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
                     Button {
                         id: button1
-                        text: qsTr("Add")
+                        text: qsTr("Create")
                         z: -1
                         enabled: false
                         onClicked: {