GuiCommand:
Name: Materials Edit
MenuLocation: Materials , Edit...
Model , Materials , Material editor
Workbenches: Material_Workbench, FEM_Workbench
Version: 1.0
SeeAlso: FEM_MaterialEditor
Materials Edit
Description
The Materials Edit tool provides access to the new material editor implemented as part of the Material handling system improvements made for FreeCAD 1.0. The new materials system can be used in multiple workbenches, also for appearance properties.
Usage
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The new material editor can currently be accessed by either:
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[Material Workbench](wiki-test2.php?gitpage=Material_Workbench): - The **
[Edit...](wiki-test2.php?gitpage=Materials_Edit)** button. - The menu **Materials →
Edit** entry.
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[FEM Workbench](wiki-test2.php?gitpage=FEM_Workbench): - The **
[Material editor](wiki-test2.php?gitpage=FEM_MaterialEditor)** button. - The menu **Model → Materials →
Material editor** entry.
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View →
Material... → Launch editor
menu option or
Material... → Launch editor context menu option in any workbench after selecting a feature in the tree view.
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Select a material from the multilevel list on the left. The following categories are available:
- Favorites
- Recent
- System
- Appearance
- Fluid
- Machining
- Patterns
- Standard
- Test
- User
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Use the three tabs on the right side of the editor to edit the properties of the selected material:
- General:
- Name
- Author
- License
- Parent
- Source URL
- Source Reference
- Tags
- Description
- Physical - various physical properties
- Appearance:
- Basic Rendering:
- Ambient Color
- Diffuse Color
- Emissive Color
- Shininess
- Specular Color
- Transparency
- Basic Rendering:
- General:
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In the General tab, press the New button to create a new material with empty properties, Inherit New to create a new material with properties copied from the selected material or ***** to add a material to favorites.
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Press the OK button to confirm, Save to save the changes or Cancel to cancel them.
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