OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Assign Material to Part

Opens the Assign Material to Part dialog where material definitions are applied to active parts and families.


Accessed from:



  • Material Editor: on the toolbar of respective dialogs:
    • Assign Material
    • Remove Material Assignment
    • Attach Material
    • Remove Material Attachment
    • Query Material
  • Ribbon: Visualization > Home > Materials
SettingDescription
Family Sets a part family name from the Family option menu.
Part Sets a part name from the Part option menu.
Match Part Sets the family and part for material assignment by matching the family and part definition of the selected Building element.

Select the eye dropper icon, then select an existing element containing the family and part definition you want to use. The Family and Part fields update to reflect the family and part used by the selected element.

Open Family/Part Editor Opens the Family/Part Editor to family and part data of the part listed in the Assign Material to Part dialog.
Palette Displays the selected material DGNLIB file. Material definitions display in the Tree view of the Material Editor.
Material: Displays the material definition for the active palette.
Apply Applies the material assignment and closes the dialog.
Cancel Discards all settings changes and closes the dialog.
Parent topic: Setting Up Part Rendering