Use the Tool Stock Material dialog to specify or change the stock material of tools.
Click Tool tab > Utilities panel > Tool Stock Material to display the Tool Stock Material dialog.
This dialog contains the following:
Tool — Use these options to identify the tools whose stock material you want to change.
Specified tool — Select to enter a stock material for the tool selected in the list. Select the required tool from the list.
Selected tools — Select to enter a stock material for all tools selected in the Explorer.
All tools — Select to enter a stock material for all tools in the project.
With material — Select to enter a stock material for all tools which currently have the material specified in the list. Select the required material from the list. If no material is selected, the material is applied to all tools which do not have a material.
Material — Use these options to specify the required stock material. Select a stock material from the list. If there are no materials listed, or the material you require is not listed then you must create a new material using .
New Stock Material — Select to create a new stock material. This displays the New Stock Material Name dialog.
To create a new stock material:
Spaces are not allowed in stock material names. So, for example, Mild Steel is not a valid name because there is a space in the name; but the names Mild_Steel or MildSteel are valid.