Menu and Toolbar Options

•Add: Click to add a new material to the list of materials in the Global Repository. The Material Properties dialog box appears. Refer to section Adding a Material for more information.

•View: Click to view material properties of a material in the factory default list. The Material Properties dialog box appears. However, the fields in this dialog box are disabled, and read‐only.

•Modify: Click to modify material properties of a material that you have defined. The Material Properties dialog box appears where you can make the desired changes.

Note: <View> is replaced by <Modify> when you select a user‐defined material.

•Delete: Click to delete a user‐defined material. A confirmation message appears asking if you want to delete the material.

•Restore To Default: Click to restore the list to factory defaults. This action removes all the user‐defined materials and retains only the default materials.

•Import from Local Repository: Click to import materials from the Local Material Repository.

•Close: Click to close this dialog box.

5.4.2Local Material Repository

The Local Material Repository is a material object library of Planner, which gives a list of Available Materials in the Local Repository of that .spm file. All the local materials are stored in the .spm file and visible only in that .spm file.

The Local Material Repository feature is available only for an Indoor layout and not for an outdoor layout. To view the Local Material Repository, go to ToolsÆLocation PropertiesÆLocal Material Repository.

Figure 38. Local Material Repository Tab

You can perform the following functions from the Local Material Repository dialog box:

•Add: Click to add a new material to the list of materials in the Local Repository. The Material Properties dialog box appears. Refer to section Adding a Material for more information.

•View: Click to view material properties of a material in the factory default list. The Material Properties dialog box appears. However, the fields in this dialog box are disabled, and read‐only.

•Modify: Click to modify material properties of a material that you have defined. The Material Properties dialog box appears where you can make the desired changes.

Note: <View> is replaced by <Modify> when you select a user‐defined material.

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