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Material library

bagaroz

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Hi,
i'm an italian student. I wonder if when you apply a material to a solid, these
properties follow the file .CATPart or if it generates only a link
to the library .CATMaterial, can anyone help me?
 
With CATIA V5, you choose if you want to apply the material with a link to the material library, or with the material properties copied into the file without a link. Edit+Links and File+Desk will verify if the material is linked or not.

The Link To File option is found in the lower-left corner of the materials list.

(I just did a comparison, and the materials properties added about 20Kb to the file size of the CATPart when I chose not to use the link)
 
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