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However you can use these commands to manipulate a material:&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;ul dir=&#8221;auto&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360034409654-setmaterial-Script-command?source=search&amp;auth_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50X2lkIjo5MjA3ODg1LCJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2NTc1NzkwNjYxNjUxLCJ0aWNrZXRfaWQiOjk0MTQ0LCJjaGFubmVsX2lkIjo2MywidHlwZSI6IlNFQVJDSCIsImV4cCI6MTcwMjA3ODYzNX0.2Ar36EYoAkm469U2LBS9ekIHnejB4QEYniQMFDONGdU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">setmaterial &#8211; Script command<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360034930053-getmaterial-Script-command?source=search&amp;auth_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50X2lkIjo5MjA3ODg1LCJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2NTc1NzkwNjYxNjUxLCJ0aWNrZXRfaWQiOjk0MTQ0LCJjaGFubmVsX2lkIjo2MywidHlwZSI6IlNFQVJDSCIsImV4cCI6MTcwMjA3ODYzNX0.2Ar36EYoAkm469U2LBS9ekIHnejB4QEYniQMFDONGdU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">getmaterial &#8211; Script command<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360034930013-addmaterial-Script-command?source=search&amp;auth_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50X2lkIjo5MjA3ODg1LCJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2NTc1NzkwNjYxNjUxLCJ0aWNrZXRfaWQiOjk0MTQ0LCJjaGFubmVsX2lkIjo2MywidHlwZSI6IlNFQVJDSCIsImV4cCI6MTcwMjA3ODYzNX0.2Ar36EYoAkm469U2LBS9ekIHnejB4QEYniQMFDONGdU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">addmaterial &#8211; Script command<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360034409734-deletematerial-Script-command?source=search&amp;auth_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50X2lkIjo5MjA3ODg1LCJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2NTc1NzkwNjYxNjUxLCJ0aWNrZXRfaWQiOjk0MTQ0LCJjaGFubmVsX2lkIjo2MywidHlwZSI6IlNFQVJDSCIsImV4cCI6MTcwMjA3ODYzNX0.2Ar36EYoAkm469U2LBS9ekIHnejB4QEYniQMFDONGdU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deletematerial &#8211; Script command<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360038629493-importmaterialdb-Script-command?source=search&amp;auth_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50X2lkIjo5MjA3ODg1LCJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2NTc1NzkwNjYxNjUxLCJ0aWNrZXRfaWQiOjk0MTQ0LCJjaGFubmVsX2lkIjo2MywidHlwZSI6IlNFQVJDSCIsImV4cCI6MTcwMjA3ODYzNX0.2Ar36EYoAkm469U2LBS9ekIHnejB4QEYniQMFDONGdU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">importmaterialdb &#8211; Script command<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;Then you can use the following commands such as:&nbsp; ?setmaterial(&#8220;SiO2 (Glass) &#8211; Palik&#8221;); and adjust them accordinlgy to the best fit for your material.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;?setmaterial(&#8220;SiO2 (Glass) &#8211; Palik&#8221;);&lt;br&gt;name&lt;br&gt;mesh order&lt;br&gt;color&lt;br&gt;anisotropy&lt;br&gt;type&lt;br&gt;tolerance&lt;br&gt;max coefficients&lt;br&gt;make fit passive&lt;br&gt;improve numerical stability&lt;br&gt;imaginary weight&lt;br&gt;specify fit range&lt;br&gt;wavelength min&lt;br&gt;wavelength max&lt;br&gt;frequency min&lt;br&gt;frequency max&lt;br&gt;sampled 3d data&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/25-01-2024-1706173906-mceclip0.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At last, an alternative it would be to fit your material data in a different tool, such as matlab, and import the fitting data in Lumerical&#8217;s material base.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I hope I helped.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kind regards&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dimitris&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-346530","reply","type-reply","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello Joseph, I am not sure that there is a specific script command that access directly through Check&gt;Material. 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