Adding Materials You can access additional materials for Sustainability studies using the Sustainability Extras folder in the SOLIDWORKS Materials dialog box. You can download additional materials and request materials that are not yet available. Contents Adding Sustainability Data to a Custom Material You can perform sustainability analysis with a custom material by linking your custom material to a material with similar characteristics in the default SOLIDWORKS Materials database. The analysis is then performed using the Sustainability characteristics of the SOLIDWORKS material. Assigning Financial Impact to a Custom Material If you use a custom material that is not defined in the SOLIDWORKS database, you can add financial impact to the material's properties. You can also customize a SOLIDWORKS material if you know that your cost for the material is different from the default cost. Updating the Materials Database When a new version of the Sustainability database is available, you can update the materials database by downloading it from the Materials dialog box in SOLIDWORKS or from the Sustainability Web site. Requesting Materials If the Materials dialog box does not contain a material you need, you can request that the material be added. Parent topicSOLIDWORKS Sustainability Related concepts SOLIDWORKS Sustainability Overview Comparison of Sustainability Products Sustainability Task Pane Views Evaluating the Environmental Impact of a Part Evaluating the Environmental Impact of an Assembly (not available with SustainabilityXpress) Related tasks Visualizing Sustainability Properties