Arch SetMaterial

Description
The Material tools allows to add materials to the active document, and attribute a material to an Arch object. Materials can all the properties of a certain material, and control the color of the object to which it is attached. Materials are stored into a Materials folder in the active document.



Usage

 * 1) Optionally, select one or more objects to which you wish to attribute a new material.
 * 2) Invoke the command several ways:
 * 3) * Press the button in the toolbar.
 * 4) * Use the then  keyboard shortcut.
 * 5) * Use the entry from the top menu.
 * 6) Load a preset material, or create a new one by filling the fields.
 * 7) Press.

Options

 * Upon creating a new material, a task panel allows you to set different options:




 * Choose preset: Choose one of the preset materials, to be used as is, or to be adapted by modifying the fields below
 * Name: Choose a name for the material
 * Edit button: This opens the current material in FreeCAD's Material editor, which allows you to edit many additional properties and add your own custom ones
 * Description: A more detailed description of the material
 * Color: A display color for the material, which will be applied to all objects that use that material
 * Code: A name and reference number of a specification system such as Masterformat or Omniclass.
 * Code browser button: Not implemented yet - will allow to open the reference in a web browser
 * URL: An URL where more informaiton about the material can be found
 * URL button:Opens the URL in a web browser

Relation to IFC
This roughly corresponds to IfcMaterial.