To change the properties of multiple assigned materials

With the Material Item Assignment Properties dialog box, you can customize an assigned material item by specifying a multiplier for extra linear material or extra quantities of the material that will be needed. These adjustments apply only to the selected material item.

For information about similar adjustments that apply to all the facilities at a work location, see Applying a Labor Difficulty Factor to Work Location.

1. From the View menu of the Design Assistant, select the Expand All option to display all assigned materials.
2. In the Design Workspace, hold down the Control key and select the assigned materials that you want to edit.
3. Right-click any selected items and choose Properties from the shortcut menu to open the Material Item Assignment Properties dialog box.
   Note: If any values are not the same for all the selected materials, you will see a value of "< --- Multiple Values --- >".
4. Click the attribute value that you want to change.
   Note: If you select an attribute that has the multiple values, a message warns you that you are about to edit an attribute with multiple values. Click Yes to continue.
5. From the drop-down list or drop-down calendar, select a new value and click OK.
6. Specify the new value and click OK.