"Basic Material" tab

This tab is used to display and edit the basic material for the material in the project.

• "Preferences" checkbox

  Activating this checkbox limits the display to the basic materials for which the "Preferences" checkbox is selected in Data Administration.

• Structure view of the basic material groups

  Displays a structure view of the basic material groups. When a material group is selected, all the basic materials contained in the group will be displayed in the "Material" and "Characteristic" lists. If the "All Entries" tree item is selected, all basic materials are shown.

• "Search" input field

  Enter a character string to search through the items in the "Material" list. The list will scroll to and select the first item in the list containing this character string.

• "Next" button

  Click this button to search for the next item with this character string. If an item is found, it is highlighted.

• Entry field above the "Material" list

  Enter the name of a basic material.

• "Material" list

  The list displays the names of all basic materials of the selected group in the structure view of materials groups. Selecting the name of a basic material also highlights the corresponding characteristic in the "Characteristic" list.

• Entry field in the "Characteristic" list

  Enter the characteristic of a basic material.

• "Characteristic" list

  The list displays the characteristics of all basic materials of the selected group in the structure view of materials groups. Selecting the characteristic of a basic material also highlights the corresponding name in the "Material" list.

• "Description" text field

  Displays the description for the selected basic material.