{"id":19997,"date":"2020-01-29T07:33:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T07:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/?p=19997"},"modified":"2022-04-23T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T06:33:27","slug":"add-custom-material-in-solidworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/add-custom-material-in-solidworks\/","title":{"rendered":"To add required material in SOLIDWORKS Material Database"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/solidworks-3d-cad\/\"><strong>SOLIDWORKS<\/strong> <\/a>provides a library in which you can create or add Custom Materials. Additional libraries can be added or created to store custom materials. Material file from external source can be downloaded in\u2018.sldmat\u2019 and added to the existing library.<\/p>\n<h2>How to add custom material in SOLIDWORKS\u00a0 Material Database<\/h2>\n<p>Once you download material files in \u2018.sldmat\u2019 format, save it in a folder and follow the below mentioned STEPS.<\/p>\n<h3><b>STEPS to add required custom material to SOLIDWORKS Material Database:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>STEP 1: Go To, Tools &gt;&gt; Options &gt;&gt; System Options &gt;&gt; File Location<\/p>\n<p>STEP 2: Select, Material Databases in drop down<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18076 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ck.jpg\" alt=\"How to add custom material in SOLIDWORKS\" width=\"568\" height=\"435\" data-id=\"18076\" \/><br \/>\nSTEP 3: Click on Add &gt;&gt; Browse to the folder containing required material files (in .sldmat format)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18076 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ck1.jpg\" alt=\" add custom material in SOLIDWORKS\" width=\"671\" height=\"173\" data-id=\"18076\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18076\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ckk.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"18076\" \/><\/p>\n<p>STEP 4: Click on Select Folder &gt;&gt; Click Ok<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18076 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ck3.jpg\" alt=\"How to add custom material in SOLIDWORKS\" width=\"502\" height=\"238\" data-id=\"18076\" \/><br \/>\nRequired material will be added to the Material Database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOLIDWORKS provides a library in which you can create or add Custom Materials. 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