FEM MaterialEditor

Description
The Material Editor allows you to edit and save the information contained in a FreeCAD material. Currently such materials are used by the and  workbenches.



Usage
The material editor can currently be accessed by either:


 * 1) [[Image:Workbench_Arch.svg|24px]] Arch Workbench
 * 2) * The [[Image:Arch_SetMaterial.svg|16px]] Set Material button of the New material creation panel of the Arch Workbench
 * 3) * The menu entry
 * 4) [[Image:Workbench_FEM.svg|24px]] FEM Workbench
 * 5) * The [[Image:Arch_Material_Group.svg|16px]] Material editor icon
 * 6) * The menu entry
 * 7) Via python (see Scripting section below)

Options

 * Browser button: Opens the contents of the URL property in a browser
 * Material card: Allows to choose a preset to fill in the fields
 * : Opens a .FCMat file
 * : Saves the contents of the editor as a new .FCMat file
 * Preview: Not implemented yet
 * Properties editor: Allows to edit the contents of the material properties
 * : Allows to add a new custom property
 * : Deletes a selected property. Only custom properties can be deleted

Note:


 * The and  buttons have the same effect when the Material editor is not used to edit directly the material property of an existing object.