You can add user attributes and their values to the material grades. The user attributes can then be used, for example, in filtering.
- On the File menu, click to open the Modify Material Catalog dialog box.
- On the User attributes tab, click Definitions to open the Modify Material Properties dialog box.
- Click Add to add a new row.
- To define a user attribute, click each item on a row.
- In the Category list, select a material category to which the user attribute is applied.
- In the Design code list, select a design code to which the attribute is added.
- In the Material type list, select a material type for the attribute.
- In the Quantity type list, select the type of information that the user attribute contains, for example, weight, area, ratio, or string.
- In the Order column, define the order in which the user attributes are shown in the dialog box. Smaller values are shown first.
- In the Property name column, define a name for the property.
The name is saved in the catalog and can be used in reports and templates. When Property name is used in a template, MATERIAL.PROPERTY_NAME indicates where the property name appears.
- In the Label column, define a label for the attribute.
- Click Update.
- Click OK to close the Modify Material Properties dialog box.