FEM MaterialEditor

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

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The material editor can currently be accessed by:

• The Edit material button of the new material creation panel of the Arch Workbench
• Via python:

import MaterialEditor
MaterialEditor.openEditor()

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
• Open: Opens a .FCMat file
• Save as: 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
• Add property: Allows to add a new custom property
• Delete property: Deletes a selected property. Only custom properties can be deleted

Note:

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

User documentation

• Getting started
• Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
• Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate

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• Workbenches: Std Base, Arch, Assembly, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web

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• Addons: Addon Manager, External workbenches, Scripting and macros

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