Physical materials dialog box

The Physical Materials dialog box opens the Physical Materials library in the current project and the referenced library.

  1. In project
  2. In library
  3. Material name
  4. Material specification tabs

In project

Displays all materials which are currently loaded in the project.

In library

Displays all materials which are loaded in the library.

Material name

Displays the name of the selected material.

Material specification tabs

Material specification tabs
Lists the broader specifications of the selected material into three tabs.
Identity
  • Name: specifies the name of the material.
  • Class: specifies the material class the material belongs to.
  • Description: displays a short description of the material.
Appearance
  • Section: specifies the hatch pattern used to display the material in a section view.
  • Elevation: specifies the hatch pattern used to display the material in an elevation view.
  • 3D: shows the three dimensional texture of the material that will be used in all 3D views.
Properties
Specifies additional properties of the material such as the density.