The Materials (
) branch under
Global Definitions enables you to add materials at the global level. You can add materials in the same way as you do under a
Component branch, but materials on the global level are available throughout the model and therefore have no
Geometric Entity Selection section. You can refer to global materials using a
Material Link node under the
Materials branch in a component. Using global materials can be useful if you want to use the same materials in several components within a model.