Working with Solid Materials

To Assign a Solid Material

1. Open the Material quick edit dialog. There are several methods:

   • Left click on the part, and click the Edit icon on the context toolbar.
   • Right click on the part, and click Edit...
   • Right click on the part name under the Materials branch of the Design Study bar, and click Edit....
   • Click Edit in the Materials context panel.

2. Select one or more parts.

3. Select the database from the Material DB Name menu.

4. Select Solid from the Type menu.

5. Select the material from the Name menu.

6. Click Apply.

Example of Solid Material Assignment

To Create a Solid Material

Solid Materials are defined using the Solid Material Editor.

1. To open the Material Editor, click Material Editor on the Materials context panel.
2. Click the List button.
3. Right click on a custom database, and select New material. Select Solid. Specify a Name.
4. Click the property button that is to be defined.
5. For each property: Select the Variation method, enter the appropriate value and units, and click Apply.
6. Optionally, click Save.
7. Click OK. The new material is available when the Materials quick edit dialog is opened.

The Default material database contains at least one instance of every material type. A convenient way to create a new material is to use a Default material as an example. Because these materials are read-only, use the Material Editor to copy the original into a custom database, and modify the copy. For more about creating a material from an existing material...