T.3 Specifying element and
material properties
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Select the surface element.
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On the
Surface Tools ribbon tab, select the
Material tool in the
Assign Properties group.
![](GUID-6A5E403F-CC6E-4BAB-9981-9FF142390EFB-low.png)
The
Assign material dialog opens.
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Assign a catalog concrete material:
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Select the
Source as
Catalog.
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Select the
Type as
Standard.
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Select the
Country as
United States.
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Select the
Material type as
CONCRETE_ACI318.
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Select
4000 psi from the
Material name list.
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Click
OK.
The dialog closes and the material name is
displayed on the surface.
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On the
Surface Tools ribbon tab, select the
Thickness tool in the
Assign Properties group.
![](GUID-871C611F-6DA4-43B3-9843-311921859CBA-low.png)
The
Assign Surface Thickness dialog
opens.
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Type
300 mm in the
Thickness field and then click
OK.
The dialog closes and the thickness is
displayed on the surface.