Creating a Custom Material When you create a custom material, start with an existing material similar to the material you want to create. To customize a material, copy a material to a custom library and change the copy's properties: In a part document, right-click Material in the FeatureManager design tree and select Edit Material. In the material tree, select the material on which to base the custom material. Right-click and select Copy or press Ctrl + C to copy the material to your paste buffer. In the material tree, select a category in a custom library. You can use the Custom Materials library or a library you created. You can only add custom materials to categories within the Custom Materials library, not to the Custom Materials folder itself. To create a new category, right-click Custom Materials and click New Category. Right-click and select Paste or press Ctrl + V. Optionally, rename the material. Right-click the material and select Rename. Edit properties of the material, then click Save. Optionally, click Apply to apply the new material to the current part. Parent topicMaterials Related tasks Applying a Material Removing a Material Adding Sustainability Data to a Custom Material Editing a Custom Material Managing Favorite Materials Creating a Material Library Related reference Material Dialog Box