Physical materials dialog box

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

  1. In project
  2. In central database
  3. Material name
  4. Material specification tabs

In project

Displays all the materials that are currently loaded in the project.

In central database

Displays all the materials that are loaded in the central database.

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.