You can create a new material, or create a new material based on an existing material. Both procedures are described below.
Create a new material
| 1. | Click Create/Load and select New from the menu. New fields appear at the bottom of the Material Table. |
| 2. | Type a name for the material in the New Material Name field. |
| 3. | Select a material type from the drop-down list. The list expands to categories of material types, and also sorts them by keyword or material ID. You can view the complete list of material types under the All category. |
| 4. | Click Create/Edit to open the material card image to specify the properties, or click Create to add the material to the table without immediately specifying any properties. |
| 5. | Click return to exit the Create/Load mode. |
Create a new material based on an existing material
| 1. | Select a material in the table that you want to use as the basis for a new material. |
| 2. | Click Create/Load and select Same as from the menu. New fields appear at the bottom of the Material Table. The material you selected appears in the Selected material field. |
| 3. | Type a name for the material in the New Material Name field. |
| 4. | Click Create/Edit to open the material card image to specify the properties, or click Create to add the material to the table without immediately specifying any properties. |
| 5. | Click return to exit the Create/Load mode. |
