{"id":165231,"date":"2023-03-17T08:59:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T08:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-to-add-my-own-materials-to-the-material-library-of-scdm\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:30:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:30:52","slug":"how-to-add-my-own-materials-to-the-material-library-of-scdm","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-to-add-my-own-materials-to-the-material-library-of-scdm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add my own materials to the material library of SCDM"},"content":{"rendered":"

To add a custom material to the material library: 1. Select on the geometry or the component you wish to add a custom material to. 2. Go to the Properties panel and look for the Material section. 3. Click on the Material Name and expand the drop down menu. 4. Select the Local Materials tab. 5. Click on the “New” icon. 6. Enter in a name for the new material and click on ‘OK’ to close the panel. 7. In the Properties panel, add the values that you wish for Density, etc. 8. Open the Local Materials tab again and click the “Add to Library” icon to add to the Library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-165231","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-2019-r1","topic-tag-ansys-spaceclaim-directmodeler","topic-tag-general","topic-tag-modeling-and-meshing","topic-tag-spaceclaim","topic-tag-structural-mechanics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t