Materials Toolbar

Materials Toolbar

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


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

Table 2-11: the Materials Toolbar
Button or Menu	Name	Description or Options	Links 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 global External Material, Material Switch, Layered Material, or Single Layer Material. If the model contains a 1D, 2D, or 3D component, add a Material Link, Material Switch, Single Layer Material, Layered Material Link, or Layered Material Stack to the current component.	Material Link, Switch for Materials, Layered Material, Layered Material Link, Layered Material Stack, Single-Layer Materials, and Working with External Materials
	Recent Materials	Add any of the recently added materials as a global material. If the model contains a 1D, 2D, or 3D component, you can also add a recently added material under Local to the current component.
	Merge With	Merge the currently selected material with another material in the model.	Merging a Material With Another Material
	Import Materials	Import materials to the model using the Import Materials dialog box or the Select Model fullscreen view.	Importing and Exporting Materials, The Select Model Window
	Export Materials	Export materials to an XML-file using the Export Materials dialog box that opens.	Importing and Exporting 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