Materials Toolbar

Once physics interfaces are added to the model, the ribbon toolbar (Windows) and the contextual toolbar (Mac and Linux) contains many of the common features and actions required to work with the features found under the Materials node in the Model Builder.


	For step-by-step instructions and general documentation descriptions, this is the Materials toolbar.

Table 2-9: the Materials Toolbar
Button or Menu	Name	Description or Options	Link to more Information
Materials
	Add Material	Open the Add Material window to add materials to components or selections.	The Add Material Window
	Blank Material	Add a blank material to your model.	Materials and The Settings Window for Material
	Browse Materials	Open the Material Browser where you can access and edit material libraries.	The Material Browser Window
	More Materials	Add a Material Link, a Material Switch, or an External Material.	Material Link, Switch for Materials, and Working with External Materials
Property Groups
	Analytic	Add an Analytic function node to define an analytic function.	Analytic and Using Functions in Materials
	Interpolation	Add an Interpolation function node to define an interpolation function.	Interpolation and Using Functions in Materials
	Piecewise	Add a Piecewise function node to define a piecewise function.	Piecewise and Using Functions in Materials
	User-Defined Property Group	Add a user-defined property group to current material.	Property Groups
User-Defined Libraries
	Add to Library	Add a material to a user-defined material library.	User-Defined Materials and Libraries