J_MaterialEdit

Create and edit materials

This command allows to create, edit and manage materials that can be applied to parts.

Find it in: type the command J_MaterialEdit directly in the Rhino command line, or you can reach the command dialog by selecting a part from the Part Panel and edit its material

Material management

Steps

  1. Issue the command (or open the dialog by editing a part's material)
  2. In the dialog you can find a list of existing materials
  3. By selecting each material, you can inspect its properties, namely
  4. Code - a unique code to identify the material
  5. Name - a human readable name for the material
  6. Color - a color
  7. Class - a class index that can be used to indicate the quality or other features the user can choose
  8. Category - a category that can be used as a tag to group materials with similar features
  9. Supplier - here the user can indicate the material's supplier, to easily track all
  10. A new material can be added by clicking the + button below the list, while an existing material can be deleted by selecting it and clicking the X button.