To Create a Material Tool From a Material Definition in Style Manager

You can create a new material tool from a material definition in Style Manager.

Note: You can create a material tool from Style Manager only if the drawing containing the material definition has been previously saved.

1. Create a material definition as described in About Creating and Editing Material Definitions.
2. Make the tool palette active on which you want to place the new material tool.
3. Click Manage tabStyle & Display panelStyle Manager.
4. Expand Multi-Purpose Objects, and expand Material Definitions.
5. Select the material definition that you have created, and drag it from Style Manager to the active tool palette.
6. Close Style Manager.

   The material definition has been added as a material tool to the tool palette. You can use it to apply the material to objects, as described in Using the Material Tool to Add Materials to Objects.

   Note: The material tool uses the material definition you selected in Style Manager. The style location of the material tool is the drawing containing the definition. This means that when using this material tool you have access to all material definitions contained in the drawing.