Changing the Thermal Properties of a Material

To change the thermal properties of a material in a project, modify the options on the Thermal tab in the Material Editor panel of the Material Browser. This information is used in the thermal analysis of buildings.

Note: Materials do not display in wireframe views.

To change the thermal properties of a material

  1. Click Manage tab Settings panel Materials.

  2. In the Material Browser, select the material to change in the project materials list.
  3. In the Material Editor panel, click the Thermal tab.
    Note: If no Thermal tab displays, a Thermal asset has not been added to this material. See Adding an Asset to a Material.
  4. Click the triangle to the left of a property category to display the properties and their settings.
  5. Change the settings to the desired values.
  6. To save the changes to the material, click Apply.
  7. To exit the Material Browser, click OK.