Add a new material definition to a custom library

To add a new material definition to your custom material library, you must add a new local material and then export it.

1. Choose Home tab→Properties group→More→Assign Materials or Manage Materials.

2. Create the material. For steps, see Create a material.

3. Close the Manage Materials dialog box.

4. Choose Menu→Tools→Materials→Manage Library Materials.

5. In the Material Library Manager dialog box, from the Material List, select Local Materials.

6. In the Materials list, right-click the new material to export and choose Export Material(s) to a Library.

7. In the Export Material(s) To Library dialog box, select one of the following to export the material definition:Single MatML FileClick Browse and browse to the MatML XML library file in which to insert the new material definition. Or, to create a new library file, type the path and file name of the new file.Note: If you select an existing library file, when you click OK in the Target Material Library file dialog box, the software prompts you to replace the existing library file. When you click Yes at this prompt, your existing materials are not replaced. Instead, the software appends the new material definition to the existing library file.Directory of MatML FilesClick Browse and browse to the MatML XML library directory in which to insert the new material definition in a new file, and click OK in the Target Material Library Directory dialog box. Or, to create a new library directory, type the path of the new directory.Note: When the Update Library Reference on Exported Materials check box is selected, the software adds the name of the target library file to the material record. The reference to the target library file appears in the Library column in the dialog box.

8. Click OK to export the material definition.

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