Adding New Materials

You can add a new material and assign it to objects in the current layout of the 3D world or save the material in your user library.

1. On the Modeling tab, in the Geometry group, click the Tools arrow, and then under Material, click Assign.
2. In the Assign material task pane, expand Materials, and then do one of the following:
   • To add a new layout material, click the Layout tab, and then click Add new.
   • To add a new user material, click the User tab, and then click Add new.
3. In the Edit Material task pane, define the properties of the material, and then click Done.

Example. Add a new layout material