Use this procedure to add the Material property to a part family in the part catalog. Having the Material property available for parts enables you to use labeling features to add text to identify the type of material used for the pipe. For example, you can configure the Material property to display text such as PVC, ductile iron, or corrugated steel.
Some part families may already have the Material property included by default. However if a part family does not have the Material property included, you can add this property to a part family using the following procedure.
The Getting Started - Catalog Screen dialog box is displayed.
For example, under Pipe US Imperial Pipe Catalog Circular Pipes, open the Concrete Pipe catalog by double-clicking it, or by clicking Getting Started - Catalog Screen Modify Part Sizes.
Notice that when you do this, the Mat (material) property is added to the Edit Part Sizes dialog box. You may need to scroll to the right on this dialog box to see this property added.
For example, you may want this Material property to show or not show in Autodesk Civil 3D drawings. Do this by setting the Visible attribute to True or False.
Now the Material property is available for parts in this part family. Using Autodesk Civil 3D labeling features, you can add text to this property to identify the type of material used for the pipe. For more information, see To Work With Adding Material Types to Pipe Network Labels.