The Material Operations window

Allows you to show, delete, and/or edit one or more stored material operations.
  • General Overview
  • Step-By-Step
  • Tips and Tricks
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Delete: or .

If this box is checked ( ), the cut(s) will be removed from the material once OK is pressed on the material edit screen.

If the box is not checked ( ), the cut(s) will not be removed from the material once OK is pressed on the material edit screen

Delete All: or .

If this box is checked ( ), all cuts made to selected material using material operations will be removed from the material once OK is pressed on the material edit screen.

If the box is not checked ( ), you may select individual cuts to delete, if applicable.

Show cuts: or .

If this box is checked ( ), you will be able to see an outline of the material that has been cut away with a previous material operation.

If the box is not checked ( ), you will only see the material in its current form

Show All cuts: or .

If this box is checked ( ), you will be able to see an outline of all the material that has been cut away with a previous material operation(s).

If the box is not checked ( ), you may select individual cuts to show, if applicable.

Edit: This button allows you to modify the material operations.

  • Material Fit operations: The clearance value between the two or more materials that were selected when performing a previous material fit operation can be edited.

  • Cut Layout operation: The Depth In (-) and Depth Out (+) of the 3D layout object can be edited.

1 . Open the material's edit window (e.g. double-click the material, or hover the material and right-click ( Menu ) and choose " Edit Other " on the context menu ).

2 . Click the Material Operations button at the bottom of the material's edit window to open the Material Operations window. Note: This option will not be available if a material operation has not been previously performed to the material that is being edited.

  • Each line represents an individual material operation that was made to the selected material.

  • You can choose which operations will show cuts in the model to assist you in finding a specific cut, or show all.

  • You can choose to delete individual operations, or delete all.

  • To modify the material operation, click the appropriate Edit button

    Alternative 1: Using the Model Tree, expand the member and material subclasses, and double-click the material operation to edit it.

    Alternative 2: Using the Model Tree, expand the member and material subclasses, right-click the material operation, and select Edit from the context menu.

3 . Once selections are made, click OK to close the window.

  • To make these changes final, click OK in the Material Edit window.

  • The ' Change All Options - Material Operations ' window will appear with a warning that "Material will be modified." The material operations are automatically saved on the material.

  • The following material operations are stored in the Material Operations window:
  • When a change is made to the material and it is regenerated, the material operation remains on the material.