[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":107},["ShallowReactive",2],{"Waz69zlN_o0xXWpvcMlsHqOtOI3DO8XXpliu8FSbapM":3,"article_solidworks-materials-manage-customize_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":105,"_apollo:identified":106},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","solidworks-materials-manage-customize","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":104},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":29,"content":30,"date":31,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":32,"masterings":42,"globalTags":46,"products":60,"disciplines":72,"seo":93,"__typename":103},"cG9zdDo0MTExNA==","SolidWorks Materials: Manage & Customize","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fsolidworks-materials-manage-customize","\u003Cp>You can add materials you often use to your favorite list for…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":28},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":23,"thumbnail":25,"srcSet":26,"sizes":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks.jpg.webp 588w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fsolidworks-300x168.jpg.webp 300w","(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>Managing SolidWorks Favorite Materials: Add, remove or rearrange your favorite list\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You can add materials you often use to your \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fproducts\u002F3d-cad-software.htm?scid=sm_bl_funtechmaterials\" target=\"_self\">SolidWorks\u003C\u002Fa> favorite list for faster access. This option is oftentimes overlooked, even though it resides in a window you probably use frequently. To access the window, just right-click on material in the feature manager tree, shown below. Customizing your list will make adding material to every 3D CAD model you have much simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F2.bp.blogspot.com\u002F-EMACLY_aIss\u002FUGW1owuOzcI\u002FAAAAAAAAAA4\u002F00k6agAPErk\u002Fs1600\u002F1.jpg\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To manage your favorite list, click on “Manage Favorites.” A new window titled “Material” opens, shown below. To add a material to the list, simply click on the material you want to add from the list to the left and click “\u003Cem>add\u003C\u002Fem>.” Once you have added your favorite materials, you can rearrange their order in the list by clicking on the “\u003Cem>Up\u003C\u002Fem>” or “\u003Cem>Down\u003C\u002Fem>” buttons in the window. Furthermore, you can remove them using the “\u003Cem>Remove\u003C\u002Fem>” button.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3.bp.blogspot.com\u002F-PZ3-YrDTUVs\u002FUGW13roAlfI\u002FAAAAAAAAABA\u002FF4pkjsx2IFc\u002Fs1600\u002F2.jpg\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Creating SolidWorks Custom Materials: Adding custom materials with mechanical properties\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To create your own custom material in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fproducts\u002F3d-cad-software.htm?scid=sm_bl_funtechmaterials\" target=\"_blank\">SolidWorks\u003C\u002Fa>, click on Edit material. If you right-click on the custom material folder, you have the option to create a new library folder or just add a new category. The category can be Steel, Iron, Carbon Fiber, “ACME Material,” etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F2.bp.blogspot.com\u002F-6aPE_iBWuhU\u002FUGW16rIvuZI\u002FAAAAAAAAABI\u002FzzzUctcy7i0\u002Fs1600\u002F3.jpg\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You can now simply right-click to copy one of the materials under SolidWorks materials and paste it in the appropriate category.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F4.bp.blogspot.com\u002F-sySgRCqS6z0\u002FUGW1-9X4Y9I\u002FAAAAAAAAABQ\u002FD5KAMQrsLHU\u002Fs1600\u002F4.jpg\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once a material is added to your custom library, you can then rename and manage it just like any other material in the list by right-clicking on the material itself. Furthermore, you can input the mechanical properties of this material – such as the elastic modulus, density, tensile or compressive strength, etc. An example is shown below.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1.bp.blogspot.com\u002F-OwhNCUbBQR0\u002FUGW2JOfwIwI\u002FAAAAAAAAABY\u002FCq_fMW9ZGEA\u002Fs1600\u002F5.jpg\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Nady Osmat is a SolidWorks Sales Engineer at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.funtech.com\u002F\" target=\"_self\">Fisher\u002FUnitech\u003C\u002Fa>, a SolidWorks Value Added Reseller with locations across the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. He is a regular contributor to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffisherunitech.blogspot.com\u002F\" target=\"_self\">Fisher\u002FUnitech blog\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Want to try out SolidWorks? 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