CAD tip # 8672:

Question

CAD

% platform category

New material library in Inventor 2013.

The new unified material library in Inventor 2013 and other Autodesk products allows to manage both visual (color, appearance, transparency...) and physical material properties in a single place.

You can extend the predefined material library with your own materials, create new libraries, or change properties of the existing materials.

The material editor can be invoked through the ribbon Tools > Material and appearance > Material. Double-click on a material to launch the editor dialog, where you can adjust the material properties and assets - color hue, reflections, transparency, but also thermal conductance, Young modulus, density, yield strength, etc. The editor window is split by aspect to "Appearance" and "Physical" tabs:

Appearance (CZ) - Physical (CZ)

Inventor2013

*CAD

7.6.2012 11115×

Comments Tell a friend

this tip shared by ARKANCE experts applies to: Inventor 2013 ·

See also:
Tip 14382:	Steel and other materials according to DIN or EU standards for Fusion.
Tip 14349:	12 free material texture libraries for PBR rendering.
Tip 14027:	3D heart from the heart.
Tip 13824:	How to export OBJ including materials, textures from Inventor?
Tip 13095:	How to change material texture orientation in Fusion 360?

Selected tip: An empty application window in Design Review.

Back All CAD Tips

Cannot sign DWG drawing - error: "A digital ID is required" « | » How to add sizes to Inventor's involute splining.

Have we helped you? If you want to support the CAD Forum web service, consider buying one of our CAD applications, or our custom software development offerings, or donating via PayPal (see above). You may also add a link to your web - like this "fan" link:

Text:

FAQ

Please use these tips at your own risk.
ARKANCE is not responsible for possible problems that may occur as a result of using any of these tips.

CADforum

Tips, tricks, utilities, help, how-tos and FAQ for AutoCAD, LT, Inventor, Revit, Map, Civil 3D, Fusion, Forma, 3ds Max and other Autodesk software (community support by ARKANCE). See About CADforum.

ARKANCE CZ - Autodesk Platinum Partner & Training Center & Consulting Services Partner

CONTACT:
webmaster.cz@arkance.world | tel. +420 910 970 111



Visitors now: 12066