Saving and Loading Layered Material
After setting up a layered material definition together with the material properties of each layer, you may want to save it in order to reuse the data in a different model. This can be achieved in two different ways:
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Add the Layered Material to a User-Defined Library by right-clicking and choosing this option. This adds the layer definition as well as the material properties of each layer to the user-defined library.
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Save the model file with only the layered material set-up.
Next time when you want to use the same layered material setup, then either you can add it from a User-Defined Library if it is available there, or you can browse to the model file in which layered material is stored by following these steps:
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Right click on Materials node under Global Definitions and choose Browse Materials.
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Choose Import Material Library and browse to the model file containing the layered material definition.
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Choose a layered material from the newly added material library and add it to the Global Materials in the model. Alternatively, you can add it to the User-Defined Library.