Editing Materials

Creating a complete design for a part intended for manufacturing or simulation requires selecting material.

The Modify drop-down menu houses the materials library

Open the materials library by selecting the physical materials button

The upper section of the window that opens shows the materials currently in the design

The lower section of the window displays the materials library

This guide uses this custom frame as a demonstration part. We want to set the front of the frame as oak and the back as particleboard.

One approach to setting the physical material requires clicking and dragging the desired material from the library to the component

Alternatively, you could right click on the component in the browser then select the physical materials button

This image approximates the frame with an oak front and particle board backing

If we want to show the frame with a painted backing and finished front, we need to add appearances

Open the appearances menu through the modify drop-down menu

Drag and drop appearances on to the desired components

A bill of materials lists all the parts in a design and their materials

Fusion can automatically generate a bill of materials in a drawing environment. Follow the Creating Engineering Drawings guide for a detailed explanation on creating drawings.

In a drawing, select the table button.

In the Table window, select a drawing view to use as a reference

This will automatically generate a bill of materials