The two setting options Render Material [Render material] and Render Rotation [Render rotation] can be found on the General tabbed page in PARTproject.

You should define the render materials for the entire catalog at catalog level in advance, which will save you a lot of valuable time when assigning them later.

	Important
	Preferably use the render properties [Render attributes] instead of color [Color] for new projects. With color, you can otherwise only use RGB values for the face attribute in PARTdesigner. With render material, the correct material can be stored in the catalog.

Clicking on the ... button at the end of the line of Manage render materials [Maintain render materials] opens the dialog box of the same name. You can find detailed information on this process in the sections Section 5.9.2.8.1.1, “Window render materials ” and Section 5.9.2.8.1.2, “ Edit material window for 3D preview ”.

Manage render materials [Maintain render materials] at catalog level

Once all render materials have been created, you can assign them to the project at project level using a list field. You will see the ID or name and a small preview image of the material in the list. You should read the following chapter carefully beforehand: Section 5.9.2.8.3, “Important settings ”.

List selection of the render material

In the chapter Section 5.9.2.8.4, “Detailed example of the Render Material function ”, you will find a detailed example of the entire process that you can use as a guide.