Function SetMaterialProperty( _
   ByVal ConfigName As String, _
   ByVal Database As String, _
   ByVal MaterialName As String _
) As Integer

Dim instance As IBody2
Dim ConfigName As String
Dim Database As String
Dim MaterialName As String
Dim value As Integer
 
value = instance.SetMaterialProperty(ConfigName, Database, MaterialName)

int SetMaterialProperty( 
   string ConfigName,
   string Database,
   string MaterialName
)

int SetMaterialProperty( 
&   String^ ConfigName,
&   String^ Database,
&   String^ MaterialName
) 

Parameters

ConfigName

Name of configuration

Database

"solidworks material.sldmat" or "" or "custom materials.sldmat" (see Remarks)

MaterialName

Name of the SolidWorks material to apply to the body (see Remarks)

Return Value

You can only use materials from a valid SolidWorks materials database. 

You can specify either "solidworks materials.sldmat" or "" for the SolidWorks Materials database or "custom materials.sldmat" for the Custom Materials database. To find out the names of the materials in the materials databases:

• Open the database as an XML stream and work with the XML API to get the data.

- or -

• Click the Edit Material button on the Standard toolbar and examine the names of the materials listed beneath SolidWorks Materials or Custom Materials.