Material list

Use the Material list dialog to:

• define a new material
• open external material databases (such as Robot databases) and use associated materials in Autodesk AutoCAD Structural Detailing - Formwork Drawings
• save defined materials in a database (an *.xml file).

Note: As shown, the dialog is expanded to show the options in the lower part of the dialog, which are used for adding materials from a selected database. To collapse or expand the dialog, click Database.

At the top left of the dialog is a list of defined materials. These materials will be presented on the material selection lists in Autodesk AutoCAD Structural Detailing - Formwork Drawings. When you select a material from the list, the basic parameters of the material (such as graphic preview and unit weight) display.

Use the icons in the dialog:

	Create new - opens the Material definition dialog where you can define a new material. The defined material is added to the list of available materials in the project.
	Modify - opens the Material modification dialog where you can define parameters (such as name and graphic parameters) of a selected material.
	Delete - removes a selected material from the list of available materials in the project.
	Save to database - saves the material to an external database file.

The options on the expanded dialog:

• field for selection of a material database (an *.xml format file), or where you can browse to a file not on the list
• list of materials defined in a database
• basic parameters of a chosen material (graphic presentation of a material, unit weight, and quantity coefficient).

To add a material from the database to the list of materials available in Autodesk AutoCAD Structural Detailing - Formwork Drawings, click (Add). The material will be added to the list that displays at the top of the dialog.