Hide Table of Contents

Applying Material from the SolidWorks Materials Web Portal

If you are a SolidWorks Subscription Services customer, you can access a large library of materials via the online SolidWorks materials portal. This extended material database is provided through a partnership with Matereality LLC.

To download and apply a material from the SolidWorks Materials Web Portal:

  1. In the Material dialog box, select the option on the lower left side: Click here to access more materials using the SolidWorks Materials Web Portal.

    The SolidWorks Materials Web Portal (hosted by Matereality LLC) is activated.

  2. Select the settings for Select Study, Select Material Model, and Select Type of Materials.
  3. Click Locate Materials.

    Matereality searches for available materials based on the selection criteria. It lists all material matches in a matrix format.

  4. Hover the pointer over a specific material node to view information about its data source and material properties. Click the node to activate the material.

    The selected material's page opens in a separate window. Material properties and details about the source of the data certificate are listed under the Properties, Material and Raw Data tabs.

  5. Click the Download button at the top left side. When prompted to open or save the material database (*.sldmat), click Save.

    Note the folder location where the material database is stored.

  6. In the SolidWorks Material dialog box, click Open. Browse to the folder location of the material database to open the file (*.sldmat).

    SolidWorks creates a new folder Matereality Materials in the material tree to store the material database.

    You specify the default location of the SolidWorks Materials Web Portal database at Tools > Options > System Options > File Locations. Select Material Databases for Show folders for.
    All subsequent material downloads are stored under the Matereality Materials folder, in the appropriate subfolder (Rubber, Plastic, or Metal).

  7. Click Apply and then Close.
You can edit the properties of materials you download from the SolidWorks Materials Web Portal.

Contents



Provide feedback on this topic

SOLIDWORKS welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the documentation. Use the form below to send your comments and suggestions about this topic directly to our documentation team. The documentation team cannot answer technical support questions. Click here for information about technical support.

* Required

 
*Email:  
Subject:   Feedback on Help Topics
Page:   Applying Material from the SolidWorks Materials Web Portal
*Comment:  
*   I acknowledge I have read and I hereby accept the privacy policy under which my Personal Data will be used by Dassault Systèmes

Print Topic

Select the scope of content to print:

x

We have detected you are using a browser version older than Internet Explorer 7. For optimized display, we suggest upgrading your browser to Internet Explorer 7 or newer.

 Never show this message again
x

Web Help Content Version: SOLIDWORKS 2014 SP05

To disable Web help from within SOLIDWORKS and use local help instead, click Help > Use SOLIDWORKS Web Help.

To report problems encountered with the Web help interface and search, contact your local support representative. To provide feedback on individual help topics, use the “Feedback on this topic” link on the individual topic page.

0.20.21