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Applying a Material

You can apply a material to a part, one or more bodies of a multibody part, or one or more part components in an assembly.

To apply a material:

  1. Display the shortcut menu for materials:

    Part
    In a part document, right-click Material in the FeatureManager design tree.
    Multibody part
    In the FeatureManager design tree, in the Solid Bodies folder, right-click a body and click Material. To affect several bodies, select them before right-clicking.
    Assembly
    In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the part component and select Material. To affect several components, select multiple components before right-clicking.

  2. Select a material:
    • Select from the favorites list.
    • Click Edit Material, select a material in the material tree, and click Apply, then Close.


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