Configure Material

You can configure a part's material in the Modify Configurations dialog box.

To show the appropriate material appearance in each configuration, display states must be linked to configurations.

Before configuring material, right-click a display state at the bottom of the ConfigurationManager tab and click Properties. In the Display State Properties PropertyManager, under Advanced Options, select Link display states to configurations. Click .

  1. In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click Material and click Configure Material .
    The Modify Configurations dialog box appears. In the Material column, a drop-down list of material Favorites is available for each configuration.
  2. To specify a material for a configuration, click in the Material column, and then do one of the following:
    • Select a material from the list.
    • Select Browse More at the bottom of the list to access the Material dialog box, where you can select a predefined material or create a custom material.