Use importing and exporting for merging material catalogs. Material catalogs are imported and exported as .lis files.

Importing and exporting is useful when you:

• upgrade to a newer version of Tekla Structures and want to use a customized material catalog from a previous version

• want to combine material catalogs that are stored in different locations

• want to share material catalog information with other users

• want to combine material catalogs across different environments.